Originally reported at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/398157:

Unless I missed something, it is currently not possible to change the display name of an IMAP folder without renaming the folder on the server. But IMHO, this is an increasingly important feature.

The rational behind this request is more or less the same than for the http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206061: interoperability.

More and more people need to be able to check their emails from different computers, and the use of webmail is becoming wide-spread. But those interfaces don't let you the choice of how to name the main folders (inbox, sent, trash, etc.).

For example, with my ISP I have:
- INBOX
- DRAFT
- OUTBOX
- QUARANTINE
- TRASH
and I would like to see:
- Inbox
- Draft
- Sent
- Junk
- Trash
but renaming the folders breaks the webmail interface. The issue is even more annoying when you want to set up a system in a different language... Beside the fact that upper-case names are ugly, I don't think that my grand-mother should have to learn what OUTBOX and QUARANTINE mean in French!

It would be great if it was possible to change the display name in the properties of the folder. This would allow Evolution to play nicely with other clients, and specially webmail interfaces, on which we have very little control (that and an official alternative to the trash and junk vfolders would be much appreciated).