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Re: Strange message from IMAP: "DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA"



On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 06:04:35PM -0200, Paulo Henrique Baptista de
Oliveira wrote:
> Em Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:37:38 -0400, dman <dsh8290@rit.edu> escreveu:
> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 04:57:34PM -0200, Paulo Henrique Baptista de
> > Oliveira wrote:
> > | 	I installed imap package in a Debian GNU/Linux and every time I
> > | access it there's a new message like this:
> > | 
> > | > From: "Mail System Internal Data" <MAILER-DAEMON@domain.com>
> > | > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:37 PM
> > | > Subject: DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA
> > 
> > Yeah, this happens because if you delete the message the "folder"
> > (file) will have no content and no longer exist.  If it doesn't
> > exist, how is the client supposed to access it?  You can delete the
> > message with no fear.  I've done it lots of times :-).  It will be
> > re-created the next time you access the folder via imap though.
> 
> 	How I explain to all my users that they have to delete this
> message every time?! :(

Since the message says in BIG CAPITAL LETTERS not to delete it, I think
you can safely assume that you don't have to explain any such thing. :)

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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