
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "Deleted Messages"Īs you can see in the raw output, the exact default folder names are as follows:Īfter updating my email server to create these folder for new IMAP accounts by default, I connected a new account to my Mac. * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "Sent Messages"
Then I connected to the IMAP server using Terminal and listed all folders: A1 LIST "" "%" After saving some messages, all default folders were created by Mail.app. I created an empty IMAP account and added it to Mail.app and Notes.app on my Mac running OS X Mountain Lion. In server implementations that strictlyĮxpect the IMAP "\Deleted" model, this special use is likely not That are marked with the "\Deleted" message flag.Īlternatively, this might just be advice that a client thatĬhooses not to use the IMAP "\Deleted" model should use this as In some server implementations, this mightīe a virtual mailbox, containing messages from other mailboxes This mailbox is used to hold messages that have been deleted or Alternatively, this might just be advice that a Some server implementations might put messages hereĪutomatically. This mailbox is used to hold copies of messages that have been Alternatively, this might just be advice to a This mailbox is where messages deemed to be junk mail are held. Mailboxes) that are marked with the "\Flagged" message flag. To represent a virtual mailbox collecting messages (from other When this special use is supported, it is likely This mailbox presents all messages marked in some way as Some server implementations, this might be a virtual mailbox,Ĭontaining messages from other mailboxes that are marked with Messages that are being composed but have not yet been sent. This mailbox is used to hold draft messages - typically, Out of the user's way, while still making them accessible.


Used to get messages out of the inbox, or otherwise keep them "archival" mailbox is server-dependent typically, it will be This mailbox is used to archive messages. When this special use is supported, it isĪlmost certain to represent a virtual mailbox. Implementations MAY omit some messages, such as, perhaps, those This mailbox presents all messages in the user's message store. There you will find a list of special use mailbox denominations: \All The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) defines that in a proper RFC, the RFC 6154.
