Sur 2006-03-16, Mark Crispin skribis:
>
> set by user for the user: all flags
> set by software for the user: all prefixed flags (\ and $)
> set by user to communicate with software: all flags except \Recent
>
> IMHO, this isn't particularly interesting compared to what the flags do:


I agree that this isn't particularly interesting and I'm just
trying to understand how IMAP keywords should be named so I can
use them *and write about them* correctly. It is now clear to me
that what I am currently using, which is here:

<http://www.ii.com/internet/messaging/pine/sharing/#keywords>

is not correct. It's not correct because all the keyword names
that I use start with '$', for example, I use a keyword named

$URL

which I use to mean "this message contains a useful URL." Since
this is a Nancy-invented keyword and not a Common IMAP Keyword,
its name should not begin with a '$', i.e., it could be this:

URL

When the next version of the Common IMAP Keywords document comes
out, hopefully it will discuss the meaning of keywords that start
with '$' or '\' vs keywords that do not start with either of
these characters.

Thank you for your with this Mark,
Nancy
looking forward to a world where all delivery agents, IMAP
clients, and IMAP servers support IMAP keywords!

--
Nancy McGough ~ <http://www.ii.com> ~ <http://deflexion.com>