creating folders in IMAP does not work
I am trying hard to create a folder in IMAP (I am using gmail) Here is what i have attempted so far: public boolean createFolder(String folderName) throws MessagingException { store = session.getStore("imap"); System.out.println("connecting store.."); store.connect("imap.gmail.com", 993, "something@gmail.com", "password"); System.out.println("connected !"); //using store.getDefaultFolder(); shows error : "folder cannot contain messages" Folder defaultFolder = store.getFolder("Inbox"); return createFolder(defaultFolder, folderName); } private boolean createFolder(Folder parent, String