From 9bf7ee02e0a01c44e91011d44f4134db7e72487e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Fox Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:33:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] mh-folders.man: note that folders should not be named numerically --- man/mh-folders.man | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/mh-folders.man b/man/mh-folders.man index 0fbdddd0..02986dca 100644 --- a/man/mh-folders.man +++ b/man/mh-folders.man @@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ platform, and it is for popular platforms. That default should also be the same as used by the .B mail program, if provided on the platform. +.PP +.SS Naming +.B nmh +folders can be given arbitrary names, with one exception: +folders should not be given all-numeric names. This +limitation results from +.B nmh +messages themselves being stored +in numerically named files -- allowing folders to be named +similarly would make +.B nmh +slower, and introduce usage ambiguities. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf -- 2.56.0