Re: Understanding Pine incoming-folders and

>> 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??

My guess is that you are seeing "dot folders" like 
.subscriptions in the Local collection, but not in the IMAP 
collection. This is because the IMAP protocol is hiding the IMAP 
server's special files, while the Local collection uses local 
system calls (like 'ls -a') and exposes everything. This is one 
of the reasons that using the IMAP collection is better than 
using the Local collection, e.g., you won't accidentally screw 
up the special IMAP files.

More about the Local "emergency-only" collection in another 
message,
Nancy