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List:       imap
Subject:    Re: [Imap-protocol] STATUS on a \NoSelect mailbox
From:       Dan Karp <dkarp () zimbra ! com>
Date:       2007-10-24 18:33:50
Message-ID: 974430145.173071193250830003.JavaMail.root () dogfood ! zimbra ! com
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> I'm in agreement with Mark, but I would point out that in this case, 
> GMail is behaving badly:
> 
> >    A3 LIST "" "*"
> >    * LIST () "/" "INBOX"
> >    * LIST () "/" "Trash"
> >    * LIST (\Noselect) "/" "[Gmail]"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/All Mail"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/Drafts"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/Sent Mail"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/Spam"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/Starred"
> >    * LIST () "/" "[Gmail]/Trash"
> >    A3 OK Success 
> 
> That [Gmail] heirarchy point shouldn't be listed here - as Mark says, 
> it's not a mailbox, therefore shouldn't match.
> 
> It should be returned for LIST "" "%", but not LIST "" "*".

Why?  RFC 3501 section 6.3.4 has the following example:

   Examples:   C: A682 LIST "" *
               S: * LIST () "/" blurdybloop
               S: * LIST (\Noselect) "/" foo
               S: * LIST () "/" foo/bar

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