IMAP and Draft messages

I just created and IMAP account and while the account I created has a black triangle next to it. When I click the triangle there is only one folder under the inbox... that is "Sent" messages.
I'm trying to save a "draft" message and I get an error "this message cannot be saved".
I checked my preferences and I do have "Store draft messages on the server" checked.
I played around a bit and while I can create a "Drafts" folder under the IMAP inbox...it still will not save any draft message.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ezi

David,
I did as you suggested, put the word "INBOX" in the Preferences > Accounts > Advanced > IMAP Path Prefix
What it did was– remove the triangle from the IMAP inbox, create a "drafts" and "sent" folder along with my other POP3 accounts.
Does this mean that it will not keep these files, drafts/sent, on the server?
My ultimate goal is to have everything on the server as I travel a great deal and use 4 different Apple computers. Managing them up to now has been a nightmare!
Thanks for the help!
Ezi

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