On Wed, 2017-02-15 at 16:29 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > Quoting Jonathan Ryshpan <jonr...@pacbell.net>: > > I have just switched my email server from POP (inbound.att.net) to > > IMAP > > (imap.mail.att.net), as indicated in my last posting) and need > > help > > setting up > > IMAP. I would like the IMAP connection to run roughly like the > > POP > > connection in at least these ways: > > * Messages are received from all folders of my account > > Standard IMAP behaviour. > > > * Messages are deleted from the server when downloaded > > Nope, that is not IMAP. Not doing that is the point of IMAP. If > you > want that you are going to need to fetchmail to a maildir hierarchy > - > or something else wizardly. > > My advice is let IMAP be IMAP, use it as IMAP, and be happy.
Or indeed yes, maybe not the _intended_ use of IMAP but I do it here, copying everything into local folders and deleting off the server as it does so. Just how I prefer it I guess. create filters based on mails dropping into your inbox so they go into a folder or several on your local inbox after arrival. Cheers, Dom. > > > * Composed messages are copied to my local "Sent" folder when > > sent > > or to other > > local folders as indicated in the sent message filters. > > Where to save the sent folder is a preference of the mail account; > that can be local or remote - you just pick it. > > > Also, more generally, what do the various options shown on the > > Edit->Preferences->(Account)->Edit->Receiving Email > > popup mean? > > I do not understand the question. > > > > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
