[Dovecot] Maildir folder separator

cl at isbd.net cl at isbd.net
Wed Aug 23 10:42:19 EEST 2006


On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 06:13:57PM -0700, Vince Valenti wrote:
> On Tue, August 22, 2006 4:58 pm, Kenneth Porter wrote:
> > Does this character ever show up in UI's? Do end users even need to know
> > about it? If not, can it be outside the printable set? If so, a vertical
> > tab might be a good default.
> 
> I don't believe the user ever sees the folder separator.  However, it
> would be nice to have a 'typable' character so when you're dealing with
> the filesystem hierarchy from a shell, it would be easier to view and
> navigate.
> 
The user sees the separator if they're using a local MUA on the same
mail hierarchy as Dovecot.

Also most IMAP MUAs surely tend to show the same separator that the
IMAP server uses don't they?

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Chris Green (chris at halon.org.uk)


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