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Mailbox Name Conventions Mailbox Name Conventions
Mark Crispin Mark Crispin
16 August 2005 5 October 2005
Please refer to the file drivers.txt for related information. Please refer to the file drivers.txt for related information.
I. Special names I. Special names
Special names appear by themselves. Special names appear by themselves.
I.a. INBOX I.a. INBOX
The name INBOX is special and refers to primary incoming message The name INBOX is special and refers to primary incoming message
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"/nntp" equivalent to /service=nntp "/nntp" equivalent to /service=nntp
"/norsh" do not use rsh or ssh to establish a preauthenticate d "/norsh" do not use rsh or ssh to establish a preauthenticate d
IMAP session IMAP session
"/ssl" use the Secure Socket Layer to encrypt the session "/ssl" use the Secure Socket Layer to encrypt the session
"/validate-cert" validate certificates from TLS/SSL server (this is t he "/validate-cert" validate certificates from TLS/SSL server (this is t he
default behavior) default behavior)
"/novalidate-cert" do not validate certificates from TLS/SSL server, "/novalidate-cert" do not validate certificates from TLS/SSL server,
needed if server uses self-signed certificates needed if server uses self-signed certificates
"/tls" force use of start-TLS to encrypt the session, and "/tls" force use of start-TLS to encrypt the session, and
reject connection to servers that do not support it reject connection to servers that do not support it
"/tls-sslv23" use the depreciated SSLv23 client when negot
iating
TLS to the server. This is necessary with some
broken servers which (incorrectly) think that TLS
is just another way of doing SSL.
"/notls" do not do start-TLS to encrypt the session, even "/notls" do not do start-TLS to encrypt the session, even
with servers that support it with servers that support it
"/readonly" request read-only mailbox open (IMAP only; ignored "/readonly" request read-only mailbox open (IMAP only; ignored
on NNTP, and an error with SMTP and POP3) on NNTP, and an error with SMTP and POP3)
"/loser" disable various protocol features and perform variou s "/loser" disable various protocol features and perform variou s
client-side workarounds; for example, it disables client-side workarounds; for example, it disables
the SEARCH command in IMAP and does client-side the SEARCH command in IMAP and does client-side
searching instead. The precise measures taken by searching instead. The precise measures taken by
/loser depend upon the protocol and are subject to /loser depend upon the protocol and are subject to
change over time. /loser is intended for use with change over time. /loser is intended for use with
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