Rename an IMAP Mailbox

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.RenameMailbox method, which renames a mailbox from the first name to the second. Changing the hierarchy components in the new name can also move a mailbox within the server's folder tree. This example renames OldName to NewName.

Background: Because a mailbox's full name encodes its place in the folder hierarchy, renaming is also how you move a folder: renaming Inbox/Draft to Archive/Draft relocates it under a different parent. The messages inside move along with the folder. This makes RenameMailbox the tool for both relabeling and reorganizing an account's folder structure.

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bool success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Imap.RenameMailbox method, which renames a mailbox.  Changing hierarchy
//  components can also move a mailbox within the server's folder tree.

Chilkat.Imap imap = new Chilkat.Imap();

imap.Ssl = true;
imap.Port = 993;

success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Rename a mailbox from "OldName" to "NewName".
success = imap.RenameMailbox("OldName","NewName");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Mailbox renamed.");

success = imap.Disconnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}