Actually, one only has to do that once and then the folder structure is
shown on ALL IMAP clients. Most importantly, it includes one's Sent
mail data as well.
The consistent and complete folder structure is the very strength of
IMAP. Better yet, if the server is fairly full featured, one could set
up all the rules on the server, thereby insuring that filtering is
applied equally in all situations and not simply on the client that
happens to have the filters defined locally. The other option is to
define a full set of filters and rules on each client, making sure that
said rules are identical in each case. A fair amount of work.
I used to work exactly as you do. Multiple POP clients, with the
primary one cleaning up the server database automatically and the others
set to "Leave on Server Indefinitely". That worked until my work
environment evolved to a point where Exchange / IMAP became more useful
and my personal email environment became gmail centric.
On 25/08/2010 5:08 PM, Jefferis Peterson wrote:
On 8/25/10 5:05 PM, "PowerMail discussions" wrote:
However:
Just for such cases (mobile mailing_and_ home/office mailing with the
same account) an IMAP4 account should be your method of choice! It's
much better and safer then a POP3 account.
To understand the big difference have a look at this:
Well, for mobile apps, that makes sense I guess. But for the home
office, I don't want to store mail on the server and have it set to
delete it after 30 days. Having a local copy and a searchable database
of emails is part of my workflow. Otherwise with IMAP I have to leave
it disorganized online or I have to duplicate my folder structure on the
server. That is a pain and a duplication of my efforts. Not efficient or
helpful.
Jeff
