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Add FAQ item on "Mailbox already exists" error

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IMAP servers treating folder names as case insensitive can lead to that
error.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>
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2) while in sleep mode, you can also send a SIGUSR1. See the `Signals
on UNIX`_ section in the MANUAL for details.
I get a "Mailbox already exists" error
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**Q:** When synchronizing, I receive errors such as::
Folder 'sent'[main-remote] could not be created. Server responded:
('NO', ['Mailbox already exists.'])
**A:** IMAP folders are usually case sensitive. But some IMAP servers seem
to treat "special" folders as case insensitive (e.g. the initial
INBOX. part, or folders such as "Sent" or "Trash"). If you happen to
have a folder "sent" on one side of things and a folder called "Sent"
on the other side, offlineimap will try to create those folders on
both sides. If you server happens to treat those folders as
case-insensitive you can then see this warning.
You can solve this by excluding the "sent" folder by filtering it from
the repository settings::
folderfilter= lambda f: f not in ['sent']
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