offlineimap.conf: add comments for the readonly configuration option

Explain why the readonly configuration option does not allow to use a read-only
filesystem.

Github-ref: https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/issues/243
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s-dev@laposte.net>
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Nicolas Sebrecht 2016-11-19 15:48:07 +01:00
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@ -1223,6 +1223,11 @@ remoteuser = username
# e.g. backup an IMAP server. The readonly setting can be applied to any # e.g. backup an IMAP server. The readonly setting can be applied to any
# type of Repository (Maildir, Imap, etc). # type of Repository (Maildir, Imap, etc).
# #
# Notice that this does NOT mean that the local Maildir can be used with a
# read-only filesystem When OfflineImap uploads a new email, it is assigned a
# new UID by the remote which is stored in the filename. Otherwise, Offlineimap
# would have no way to map the UID to the file.
#
#readonly = False #readonly = False