On Friday, 31 August 2001 at 07:52, Robert A. Knop Jr. wrote:
> I'm running mutt 1.2.5i
>
> When I try to create a folder on an IMAP 4 server using the 'n' key
> (new-mailbox) on the screen which lists a directory of the folders I have
> on that server, it says "Creating mailboxes is not yet supported."
>
> However, when I send a message, if I specify a folder that doesn't exist
> in my "Fcc:" field, mutt asks me if I want to create the folder. There,
> it does, and it succeeds.
>
> I think it's lying when it suggests that creating mailboxes is not yet
> supported.... Perhaps a small patch to the 1.2 series might be in order?
> Or is there another way to create foldes on an IMAP server in 1.2.5
> besides sending a dummy mail message which you Fcc: somewhere? (I haven't
> tried looking at the source code yet to decide if I'm capable of making
> this patch quickly.)
Now would be a very good time to try out the new mutt 1.3.22 beta
release. In that version you use 'C' for create-mailbox ('n' collided
with the search-next key).
-Brendan
