Michael Brown wrote:
>On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote:
>
>>>unifying the storage of Pine, KMail, evolution and whatever other MUAs I
>>>
>>What do you mean by this? They all can use IMAP/POP3, can't they?
>>
>
>Mostly, yes. Most of them also use mbox format for storing mail locally,
>and it is possible (to some extent, have not investigated fully) to get
>them to use the same set of folders. For example, by editing kmailrc you
>can have KMail and Pine sharing the same local folders, so that you could
>switch seamlessly between the two.
>
>My aim in doing this is to make it easier for newbies to choose an e-mail
>package. At the moment, you really have to select a package before you
>start using it seriously. If they all used the same folder set, then you
>would be able to switch packages even after you'd already filled your
>folders with mail.
>
>It may not be possible to get them to share local folders nicely, in which
>case I'll give up and have all folders (not just inboxes) stored on an
>IMAP server.
>
>Michael
>
>
>
Now boys and girls, let's not forget to change the subject :)!
(and yes, many/most of the good-uns do but some choose their own format
to be faster (check on linuxapps and sourceforge and the 30 million
other portals))
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