Add a small section about spaces in folder names to the docs

coddingtonbear · May 21, 2024 · c722d7e · c722d7e
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diff --git a/docs/topics/mailbox_types.rst b/docs/topics/mailbox_types.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ to the end of your URI::
 
     imap+ssl://youremailaddress%40gmail.com:[email protected]?folder=MyFolder
 
+If you have a space in your folder like ``Junk Mail`` you have to wrap the
+foldername in (encoded)quotes like:
+
+``…?folder=%22Junk%20Mail%22``
+
 .. _gmail-oauth:
 
 Specifying an archive folder