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Outlook Express: Could not select 'foldername' on the IMAP server
Problem: In Outlook Express, this is what a user will typically see: my.server.name +- Inbox +- Shared +- UserA +- SharedFolderA +- UserB +- SharedFolderB If he clicks on "Shared", "UserA" or "UserB" he gets an error message: "Could not select 'foldername' on the IMAP server. You might try refreshing your folder list to synchronize with the IMAP server." and "Invalid mailbox". Note: This is a purely cosmetical problem, the folders that can contain messages (SharedFolderA and B) should still be selectable, or you have a different problem than described in this article.
Solution: File a bug report with Microsoft. Those hierarchy entries have a \Noselect flag, but their crapware is ignoring it, and tries to open them nevertheless. Source: Sam Varshavchik Author of Courier-IMAP http://www.inter7.com/courierimap/
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