Renaming groups etc.

Renaming groups etc.

[Torben Knudsen]

Re.: Renaming groups etc.

What is the right way to rename, delete etc. groups.  I tryed G r for
renaming but got 

Renaming group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus...
Couldn't rename group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus

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Aalborg University 
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Re: Renaming groups etc.

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:02:03 +0200 Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk> wrote: 

TK> Re.: Renaming groups etc.
TK> What is the right way to rename, delete etc. groups.  I tryed G r for
TK> renaming but got 

TK> Renaming group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus...
TK> Couldn't rename group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus

Your IMAP server enforces the prefix "INBOX" on every group name, so you
can't have a group name without it.

Ted

Re: Renaming groups etc.

[Torben Knudsen]

Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

> On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:02:03 +0200 Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk> wrote: 
>
> TK> Re.: Renaming groups etc.
> TK> What is the right way to rename, delete etc. groups.  I tryed G r for
> TK> renaming but got 
>
> TK> Renaming group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus...
> TK> Couldn't rename group nnimap+AUC:INBOX.ARC_Aeolus to nnimap+AUC:ARC.Aeolus
>
> Your IMAP server enforces the prefix "INBOX" on every group name, so you
> can't have a group name without it.

I see that it works to rename to something including INBOX.  I have
just had my mails transferred to another imap server.  Previously I am
quit sure that I had these groups for archiving which did not have the
INBOX in the name.  Am I mistaken or can that be done?
>
> Ted

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Associate Prof. Ph.D Torben Knudsen	Mobile	: (+45) 2787 9826
Section of Automation and Control,	Direct	: 6 8694
Department of Electronic Systems,	Email	: tk@es.aau.dk   
Aalborg University 
Fredrik Bajersvej 7 
DK-9220 Aalborg Ø
Denmark 

Re: Renaming groups etc.

[Tassilo Horn]

Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk> writes:

Hi Torben,

>> Your IMAP server enforces the prefix "INBOX" on every group name, so
>> you can't have a group name without it.
>
> I see that it works to rename to something including INBOX.  I have
> just had my mails transferred to another imap server.  Previously I am
> quit sure that I had these groups for archiving which did not have the
> INBOX in the name.  Am I mistaken or can that be done?

I think it depends on the server.  I use two different accounts, and on
one I can have groups without INBOX prefix (I think this is a Cyrus IMAP
server) and on the other one I cannot (a Courier IMAP server).

Bye,
Tassilo
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Re: Renaming groups etc.

[Torben Knudsen]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:

> Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk> writes:
>
> Hi Torben,
>
>>> Your IMAP server enforces the prefix "INBOX" on every group name, so
>>> you can't have a group name without it.
>>
>> I see that it works to rename to something including INBOX.  I have
>> just had my mails transferred to another imap server.  Previously I am
>> quit sure that I had these groups for archiving which did not have the
>> INBOX in the name.  Am I mistaken or can that be done?
>
> I think it depends on the server.  I use two different accounts, and on
> one I can have groups without INBOX prefix (I think this is a Cyrus IMAP
> server) and on the other one I cannot (a Courier IMAP server).

Thank you for the explanation

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Associate Prof. Ph.D Torben Knudsen	Mobile	: (+45) 2787 9826
Section of Automation and Control,	Direct	: 6 8694
Department of Electronic Systems,	Email	: tk@es.aau.dk   
Aalborg University 
Fredrik Bajersvej 7 
DK-9220 Aalborg Ø
Denmark 

Re: Renaming groups etc.

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:45:00 +0200 Torben Knudsen <tk@es.aau.dk> wrote: 

TK> I see that it works to rename to something including INBOX.  I have
TK> just had my mails transferred to another imap server.  Previously I am
TK> quit sure that I had these groups for archiving which did not have the
TK> INBOX in the name.  Am I mistaken or can that be done?

IMAP servers always have a prefix on the group names, it's just that
sometimes that prefix is "" (the empty string).  They always have a
separator too, either "." or "/" usually.

Gnus could do a better job of hiding the prefix, but I have not seen any
complaints (that I can recall).

Ted