Re: Converting to Maildir
Andrew McGlashan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 5/03/2016 6:12 AM, Joel Roth wrote:
> > What is interesting, is that mb2md prepends a '.' to all of
> > the existing mbox folder names it converts. Also, dots in
> > existing folder names are converted to underscore.
> >
> > Is there something magical about the dot in the Maildir format?
>
> Yes, it is normal for all Maildir folders to start with a dot and to
> have sub-folders delimited by a dot as well.
It's just a convention, apparently. At least I removed the
initial dot without any subsequent problems.
Joel
> For instance
>
>
> .Supplier.Debian
>
> Would have a folder called Supplier and a sub-folder under that for Debian.
>
> Not sure, but I think that the dot is something that can be changed, but
> if that is necessary for you then you might want to read up on the other
> progs you are using to see how and what to do.
>
> Cheers
> A.
>
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Joel Roth
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