----- Original Message -----
From: "Alain Turbide" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "James Courtier-Dutton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: CYRUS IMAP server with Microsoft Outlook Express client. "Sent
Items" and "Drafts" CAN now be stored on the IMAP server. :-)
> Except now, you will not be able to access other namespaces or publicly
> accessable directories. That's the one problem with doing this. The only
> other way is to modify the registry entry to allow setting the sent items
> folder to INBOX.Sent Items.
The other other way is to use the alternate namespace. That allows "Sent
Items" etc to be on the server while giving access to other namespaces
(though there's still a slight problem because OE will only show folders in
the Folders window that are subscribed).
John
>
> Alain
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Courtier-Dutton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 10:58 AM
> Subject: CYRUS IMAP server with Microsoft Outlook Express client. "Sent
> Items" and "Drafts" CAN now be stored on the IMAP server. :-)
>
>
> > For everyone's information.
> > I could not find this info anywhere on the web, so I post it here in the
> > hope someone will add it to the cyrus imap documentation.
> >
> > This has been tested with Outlook Express Ver 5 and Ver 6.
> >
> > First of all, create the user folders.
> > Example for user jcd, the output from cyradm->lm would be: -
> > user.jcd
> > user.jcd.Drafts
> > user.jcd.Sent Items (This one might need to be created in Outlook
> > express, because "cyradm" does not like spaces.)
> >
> > then...
> > In Microsoft Outlook Express, goto: -
> > Tools->Accounts
> > Select the mail server, then click "Properties"
> > Click on the IMAP tab.
> > Then fill in the boxes as follows: -
> > Folders
> > Root folder path: INBOX <- This is the IMPORTANT bit. The rest are
> > defaults.
> > Tick/Untick: Check for new messages in all folders
> > Special Folders
> > TICK: Store special folders on IMAP server
> > Sent Items path: Sent Items
> > Drafts path: Drafts
> >
> > This should stop Outlook express storing sent items etc. all locally.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> > I only found this out by looking at sniffer traces.
> >
> > Cheers
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nothing in this world is exactly what it appears to be.
> >
> >
>
>
