Sorry for replying to such an old email, but...

I'm wondering how 'Templates' got left out?

It is a Special folder in Thunderbird that you can't delete - and it is very useful (at least in Thunderbird) as well...

I tried adding it in my dovecot (2.2.10) config, but it complained about an unsupported option...

On 2011-03-11 5:31 PM, Patrick Ben Koetter <p...@state-of-mind.de> wrote:
A server may, for example, mark a folder as \Sent.

Any client that connects to such a server can search for a folder that has
been attributed as "Sent".

No need to create a new folder "Sent Items" if there's a special folder marked
as \Sent. Same goes for clients that insist on calling it "sent" or "Gesendete
Objekte" or ...

The RFC reserves a list of special use folders:

    \All
         This mailbox presents all messages in the user's message store.
         Implementations MAY omit some messages, such as, perhaps, those
         in \Trash and \Junk.  When this special use is supported, it is
         almost certain to represent a virtual mailbox.

    \Archive
         This mailbox is used to archive messages.  The meaning of an
         "archival" mailbox is server-dependent; typically, it will be
         used to get messages out of the inbox, or otherwise keep them
         out of the user's way, while still making them accessible.

    \Drafts
         This mailbox is used to hold draft messages -- typically,
         messages that are being composed but have not yet been sent.  In
         some server implementations, this might be a virtual mailbox,
         containing messages from other mailboxes that are marked with
         the "\Draft" message flag.  Alternatively, this might just be
         advice that a client put drafts here.

    \Flagged
         This mailbox presents all messages marked in some way as
         "important".  When this special use is supported, it is likely
         to represent a virtual mailbox collecting messages (from other
         mailboxes) that are marked with the "\Flagged" message flag.

    \Junk
         This mailbox is where messages deemed to be junk mail are held.
         Some server implementations might put messages here
         automatically.  Alternatively, this might just be advice to a
         client-side spam filter.

    \Sent
         This mailbox is used to hold copies of messages that have been
         sent.  Some server implementations might put messages here
         automatically.  Alternatively, this might just be advice that a
         client save sent messages here.

    \Trash
         This mailbox is used to hold messages that have been deleted or
         marked for deletion.  In some server implementations, this might
         be a virtual mailbox, containing messages from other mailboxes


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