Re: Converting to Maildir

[Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com>]

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.
> 

-- 
Joel Roth