> Let's suppose we have a mailbox called [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> This mailbox works properly and I can send and receive mail correctly.
>
> what if someone sends a test message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(this mailbox doesn't exist and no alias has never been specified using
that name)?
>
> this mail will be delivered into the duffyduck mailbox, but it won't be
stored into the main.mbx file. The system will create another file in the
user's mailbox called john.mbx
> the only way for users to see the new file is to gain access to the web
messaging server included in Imail: there he will find another item called
john (we just sent the mail to duffyduck-john) in the mailbox summary
which contains the mail we sent.
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That's a well-known feature/bug of IMail... if you use a hyphen delimiter,
you can auto-create folders under your IMAP/WebMessaging account, but like
you've said, you'll won't see them via POP unless you actually specify
username-foldername as the account.
The only way to "fix" it is to change the delimiter IMail uses (security
by obscurity), as described in this KB article:
http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19990601-DM01.htm
Keep in mind that doing so will severely break web messaging, because
IMail uses the feature to save Sent messages and drafts and to delete
messages.
And before you complain too loudly to Ipswitch about it, keep in mind many
people use this feature/bug to their advantage: for example, if you're
filling out a form for more information at CNN, you can enter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] in their form, and then mail from them will be
automatically sent to your CNN folder, available by IMAP and web
messaging.
Ron
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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