nikhil BS wrote:
Hi all,
We are developing a client for IMAP server.
I tried to create mailbox of the form x.y.z where '.' is the heirarchy
separator.
According to the RFC,
--
If the server's hierarchy separator character appears elsewhere in
the name, the server SHOULD create any superior hierarchical names
that are needed for the CREATE command to be successfully
completed. In other words, an attempt to create "foo/bar/zap" on
a server in which "/" is the hierarchy separator character SHOULD
create foo/ and foo/bar/ if they do not already exist
--
But the mailbox x.y.z was created and not the superior hierarchical
mailboxes x, x.y weren't.
This is the output of the LIST command...
The text in RFC 3501 says that the server SHOULD create any superior
*hierarchical names*, which Cyrus does. It doesn't say that it must
create the hierarchical mailboxes. I believe that Cyrus is and has been
compliant in this regard.
I've CC'd this to the IMAP protocol list to see if others agree/disagree.
--
Kenneth Murchison
Systems Programmer
Project Cyrus Developer/Maintainer
Carnegie Mellon University
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