Re: Understanding Pine incoming-folders and

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, NM Public wrote:

>> 
>> OK, and I note that the third seems to have *almost* identical 
>> folders to the first -- the overlap is not quite 100%.
>> 
>> What's more, when I checked a couple, ARTEMIS for instance had 
>> the same most recent message as ARTEMIS in the other 
>> collection.
>
> That's because these collections *are* the same. When you 
> access those folders via the first collection, you are using 
> IMAP and when you access them via the third collection, you are 
> using local system calls. IMAP is preferred and the third 
> collection is there only for emergencies.

 	Last time I looked, there was at least one folder (called 
.subscriptions, or something like that) in one but not the other 
-- or at least not up at the top of the list. Had I better check 
that again??

> Please change the nickname for the third collection to 
> something like this:
>
>   Local (only for emergency use)
>
> I hope that makes sense!

 	Lots of sense, but as usual there's a hook or a wrinkle. 
The Rename function in the L screen won't bite on it, claiming no 
such thing. So I went into MSC, searched "collection," and soon 
got down to this point :

   --- [ Normally hidden configuration options ] ---

incoming-folders                 = ARTEMIS ARTEMIS
                                    bblx bblx
                                    novalug novalug
                                    VCDL VCDL
                                    FM-inbox 
{mail.messagingengine.com/ss...folder-collections               = 
"titan.lserv.com IMAP" {titan.lserv.c... 
FM {mail.messagingengine.com/ssl/nova... 
Mail mail/[]
news-collections                 = <No Value Set>

 	Can I just drop the /[], and name it anything, or is that 
space and the /[] (and maybe even M vs. m) doing something? I.e., 
can I simply delete all of "Mail mail/[]" in favor of something 
like "local to Lserv" or "Lserv local only -- Avoid"??

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