On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:41:34 -0500 Carlos Williams wrote: > I noticed for some reason that I am missing an IMAP folder called > 'Symantec' that was under my Inbox. I see all my other folders listed > on my mail client except 'Symantec'. I then login to my mail server > which runs Postfix / Dovecot & there I can see it: > > /home/cwilliams/Maildir > [r...@mail Maildir]# ls -la > total 608 > drwx------ 33 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 13:23 . > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 23 13:24 .. > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 53248 Feb 25 13:22 cur > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 3048 Feb 25 12:42 dovecot.index > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 178176 Feb 25 13:22 dovecot.index.cache > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 54936 Feb 25 13:23 dovecot.index.log > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 131124 Feb 10 16:18 dovecot.index.log.2 > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 121 Jul 15 2009 dovecot-keywords > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 8190 Feb 25 13:13 dovecot-uidlist > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 12:47 .Drafts > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 13:27 .INBOX > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 08:55 .INBOX.ClamAV > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 08:54 .INBOX.Dell.Quotes > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 08:54 .INBOX.Dell.Warranty > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 08:55 .INBOX.IBM > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Oct 2 2008 .INBOX.Logs > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 08:55 .INBOX.Red Hat > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 23 09:26 .INBOX.Symantec > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 32768 Feb 25 13:13 new > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 13:25 .Sent > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 17 08:37 .Spam > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 393 Feb 23 10:23 subscriptions > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 13:13 tmp > drwx------ 5 cwilliams it 4096 Feb 25 13:22 .Trash > > As you can see above there is a .INBOX.Symantec directory and I can > 'cd' into it and see all my messages: > > /home/cwilliams/Maildir/.INBOX.Symantec > [r...@mail .INBOX.Symantec]# ls -l > total 280 > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 12288 Jan 21 17:39 cur > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 2352 Jan 21 17:39 dovecot.index > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 233472 Feb 22 08:17 dovecot.index.cache > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 8428 Feb 22 08:17 dovecot.index.log > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 41 Oct 12 09:50 dovecot-keywords > -rw------- 1 cwilliams it 6665 Jan 21 17:39 dovecot-uidlist > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 4096 Oct 2 2008 new > drwx------ 2 cwilliams it 4096 Jan 21 17:39 tmp
What is the content of file 'subscriptions'? > However when I open Thunderbird & Webmail (both use IMAP), I see my > Symantec folder under a 'Drafts' folder. When I try and click on the > Symantec folder as a sub folder in 'Drafts', I get an error: > > "The mail server responded:Mailbox doesn't exist: Drafts.Symantec" > > So why does it show up there and why can't I see it normally with all > my other IMAP folders under my Inbox. I am confused. Please help! It might be useful to tell Thunderbird not only to show subscribed folders. Edit -> Account settings -> Server settings -> Advanced, first check box. There are some MUAs which create folders but do not add subscriptions for the folders. The sylpheed I currently use is such a beast :-)
