On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 16:40 +0000, Alfredo Matos wrote: > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 14:39 +0000, Alfredo Matos wrote: > >> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> > >>> AFAIK the behaviour depends on the IMAP server. For example, the Cyrus > >>> default is for the user's namespace to hang from INBOX, which is how the > >>> CMU people apparently wanted it. The Cyrus admin can change this at > >>> installation time (to an "anonymous root" model) but it's a system-wide > >>> change. I don't know about Courier but I would guess it's similar. > >>> > >>> Of course the mail client doesn't have to go along with this, but Evo > >>> does. I guess it's the way to get consistency across multiple MUAs with > >>> the same server. > >>> > >>> poc > >>> > >> Honestly, the MUA does not have to comply, but IMAP Namespaces is a > >> standard. Lacking to comply with standards eventually leads to errors > >> and abandon in favor of a compliant MUA. If Evolution cannot deal > >> properly with the IMAP namespace my mailserver provides, how can i trust > >> it to create folder correctly and manage my mailboxes in a trustworthy way > >> ? > > > > My point is that Evo probably *is* dealing properly with the namespace > > (i.e. representing it as the server has it). It's the other clients that > > aren't doing so, but you'd need to check with the server admin. > > > > poc > > > > Somehow i find t hard to believe that every other MUA gets it wrong, and > only evolution gets it right... > > I am my own server's admin, and everything seems fine. Thunderbird has > no problems with the namespace represenation, neither sylpheed-claws and > neither does squirrelmail... > > So having said that, i would see this as a bug and not as feature.
It's only a bug if you don't like it. Some people do like it and would consider the alternative to be a bug. Personally I prefer the "rootless" model (which is what you want) but I get it because my IMAP server (Cyrus) is configured to work that way. poc _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
