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Subject: Re: Gnus can't handle maildir groups with a space in the group name
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Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> wrote:
> (I know I can fiddle with OfflineIMAP and provide a customized group
> name to maildir folder translation somehow, but I don't see a reason why
> Gnus should fail with maildir groups with whitespaces.)

The interface between Gnus and its backends (such as nnmaildir)
involves some data being passed as space-delimited text, instead of as
structured values.  So spaces won't work in group names, regardless of
which backnd you use.


paul