Syntax for folders
To be able to access remote folders in Pine, the remote host must
be running the appropriate server software (imapd or
nntpd) and you must correctly specify the name of the
folder to Pine, including the domain name of the remote machine.
For example, {monet.art.nowhere.edu}INBOX is a remote
folder specification, as is {monet.art}~/mail/september-1994.
As you can tell, the name of the computer is in {} brackets followed
immediately by the name of the folder. If, as in these examples,
there is no remote access protocol specified, then IMAP
is assumed.
There are certain symbols which have special meanings in folder
names:
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An asterisk () in front of the folder specification means that
the folder is a bulletin board, and therefore has shared access
and no write privileges. For example:
*comp.mail.pine, *{wharhol.art.nowhere.edu}job-board
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A folder name beginning with ``#mh/'' is an mh format folder. For
example:
#mh/mail/sep-1994, {wharhol.art.nowhere.edu}#mh/mail/sep-1994
There are certain flags within remote folder names:
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An ``/anonymous'' flag means anonymous IMAP access.
For example:
{wharhol.art.nowhere.edu/anonymous}job-board
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A ``/user='' flag permits you to specify the username for the
desired account on the mail server. For example:
{mailhost.myISP.com/user=jsingh}INBOX
This will cause Pine to attempt a login as user jsingh
on server mailhost.myISP.com when this entry is used.
The user will be prompted for a password.
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A ``/nntp'' flag means NNTP protocol access. It cannot
be used with the ``/anonymous'' flag. For example:
*{news.nowhere.edu/nntp}comp.mail.pine
Note that ``INBOX'' has special meaning in both local
and remote folder specifications. The name INBOX refers
to your principal incoming message folder and will be mapped
to the actual file name used for your INBOX on any given
host. Therefore, a name like {xxx.art.nowhere.edu}INBOX
refers to whatever file is used to store incoming mail for you on
that particular host.
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