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diff --git a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst index 6db68ee..e437b7a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst +++ b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Maildir, mbox, MH, Babyl, and MMDF. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -.. class:: Maildir(dirname[, factory=rfc822.Message[, create=True]]) +.. class:: Maildir(dirname[, factory=None[, create=True]]) A subclass of :class:`Mailbox` for mailboxes in Maildir format. Parameter *factory* is a callable object that accepts a file-like message representation @@ -286,10 +286,7 @@ Maildir, mbox, MH, Babyl, and MMDF. representation. If *create* is ``True``, the mailbox is created if it does not exist. - It is for historical reasons that *factory* defaults to :class:`rfc822.Message` - and that *dirname* is named as such rather than *path*. For a :class:`Maildir` - instance that behaves like instances of other :class:`Mailbox` subclasses, set - *factory* to ``None``. + It is for historical reasons that *dirname* is named as such rather than *path*. Maildir is a directory-based mailbox format invented for the qmail mail transfer agent and now widely supported by other programs. Messages in a |