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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version 0.?.? - UNRELEASED * Fix test suite failures with Python 2.7 by letting the test suite method FixedGzipFile.seek() return the new absolute file position. Closes: #3314293. + * IMAP: support international mailbox names containing non-ASCII characters. version 0.8.2 - 16 October 2010 diff --git a/archivemail.xml b/archivemail.xml index a0448a5..3a3126e 100644 --- a/archivemail.xml +++ b/archivemail.xml @@ -503,6 +503,15 @@ Note that quoting only a substring will not work, and be aware that your shell will probably remove unprotected quotes or backslashes. </para> <para> +Similarly, there is no need to percent-encode non-<acronym>ascii</acronym> +characters in <acronym>IMAP</acronym> mailbox names. +As long as your locale is configured properly, <command>archivemail</command> +should handle these without problems. +Note, however, that due to limitations of the <acronym>IMAP</acronym> +protocol, non-<acronym>ascii</acronym> characters do not mix well with +wildcards in mailbox names. +</para> +<para> <command>archivemail</command> tries to be smart when handling mailbox paths. In particular, it will automatically add an <acronym>IMAP</acronym> <literal>NAMESPACE</literal> prefix to the mailbox path if necessary; and if you are archiving a subfolder, |