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+ | ======IMAP4 'Ghost Folders' | ||
+ | Sometimes your IMAP4 email client may show folders in the folder tree, but when you select them, you get an error that the folder does not exist. | ||
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+ | This happens because IMAP4 has the concept of being able to ' | ||
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+ | However, for various reasons, IMAP4 says that if a folder disappears it must not be automatically unsubscribed. This means that if a folder was deleted it may still be in the subscribe list. Some email clients may then still show that folder, even though it no longer really exists. | ||
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+ | You can solve this problem by manually unsubscribing from the folder. How you do this depends on the email client. In Mozilla Thunderbird, |