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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#45773: IMAP problem dot in folder name
From:       Rob Scott <rob.scott () fathomtechnology ! com>
Date:       2002-07-26 12:21:20
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The error message is:


	Error while creating file `.NET Framework Bugs':
	File exists

On Friday 26 July 2002 8:19 am, Michael Häckel wrote:
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> On Friday 26 July 2002 08:00, Carsten Burghardt wrote:
> > > A couple of the public folders have names that start with a period '.',
> > > for example '.css' and '.NET'. These cause KMail to produce an error
> > > message and then the folders are not listed in the navigation panel.
>
> Would be nice to know, what error message.
>
> > > Expected behaviour is that folders that start with '.' should be listed
> > > as any other folder. I'm assuming that KMail thinks that '.' is a
> > > special character and doesn't not escape it properly.
>
> You have to enable the feature to display hidden folders in KMail's account
> configuration to see folders that start with a dot because filenames that
> start with a dot are usually meant to be hidden files on a unix file
> system.
>
> > The expected behaviour depends on whether exchange uses "/" or "." to
> > separate the folders. Do you know which one it uses as I don't have an
> > exchange-server here? Or Michael?
> > Perhaps I can organize an exchange-server at work, than we could test
> > that Mickey Mouse stuff.
>
> As far as I remember, it uses "\" for private folders but that might be
> different for public folders.
>
> Regards,
> Michael Häckel
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> (Complete bug history is available at http://bugs.kde.org/db/45/45773.html)


(Complete bug history is available at http://bugs.kde.org/db/45/45773.html)
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