What does the list_folders() method of mailbox.Maildir actually ?do (if anything)?

Sun Sep 27 11:45:51 EDT 2009

Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> wrote:
> tinnews at isbd.co.uk wrote:
> >
> >My maildir hierarchy is created by mutt which is a *very* standards
> >compliant MUA, surely standard python libraries should work with
> >standard maildirs not some wierd extension thereof.
>> The Maildir specification does not allow for subfolders. That was added in
> Maildir++, and the subfolder names start with a dot. It's not a "wierd
> extension thereof".

No sub-folders within maildir folders but that's not what I was expecting.
I was just expecting to be able to list my maildir mailboxes.
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Chris Green