
                               Courier-IMAP FAQ
                                       
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     * Configuration script fails on Solaris in the waitlib subdirectory
     * Netscape Messenger displays an error message when new mail arrives
     * I can't create any top-level folders, only subfolders of INBOX
       
Configuration script fails on Solaris in the waitlib subdirectory

   This affects some, but not all Solaris boxes. Use the
   --with-waitfunc=wait3 option to the configure script.
   
Netscape Messenger displays an error message when new mail arrives

   Use --enable-workarounds-for-imap-client-bugs option to the configure
   script.
   
I can't create any top-level folders, only subfolders of INBOX

   This is a user-interface design issue with your mail client. IMAP
   servers are free to use any folder namespace arrangement that's
   technically convenient for them. Courier-IMAP uses "INBOX." as the
   namespace for private folders, and "shared." as the namespace for
   public, shared, folders. The IMAP NAMESPACE extension (see
   http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2342.txt) allows IMAP clients to
   automatically discover where the server creates folders, and your IMAP
   client should implement it.
   
   This should be completely transparent to you, if your IMAP client
   properly uses the NAMESPACE extension. Your IMAP mail client can
   automatically find out that Courier-IMAP always creates private
   folders as subfolders of INBOX, and make this process completely
   transparent for you.
