Hello Olivier,
first of all thanks for your quick and extensive reply! AL>> how do I get my IMAP-server to "learn" my folder structure in TB? AL>> Is that possible at all? > Unless TB contain a specific function to duplicate a POP3 account > local folders tree to an IMAP server, you can't. You have to create a > new account (an IMAP account), and through this you will see your IMAP > folders on the server. Yes, that was the case. But that was also what "scared" me a little bit - at least in combination with the absence of a button saying something like "synchronize server with local Account". :-) > When this is done, you can create folders (using TB) on this IMAP > tree: they will get created on the server side. Ok. So they will _automatically_ be added to the server as soon as they exist in the (local) IMAP-Account and a connection to the server exists. Good. > Then, you should be able to drag & drop messages from the POP account > folders to corresponding IMAP folders. I tried dragging (copying) folders from the POP-Account to the IMAP-Account but that didn't work, at least I couldn't get it to work. But it indeed does work to copy messages from a POP- to an IMAP-Account, although that doesn' help due to the lack of corresponding folders at the moment... > The effect will be to *upload* your current local messages to the > corresponding IMAP folders, and this might well not be what you > expect (or want for bandwidth reasons). No, I expected that. :-) And bandwidth is (thank whomever) not an issue. It will take years, but... :-) > You can duplicate your folder structure, but by hand (creating each > IMAP folder using TB). Note that it *might* be possible to drag & drop > a POP folder to an IMAP account No, at least not for me. Anybody else know a trick? Did I miss anything regarding this issue with beta/2? Very possible... > and have TB create the IMAP folder then upload all messages there. > Yet, this might not be what you'd like. Again, I would not have a problem with that. :-) > I have mine sort incoming messages to various folders. This happens > on the server-side as mail arrives, without even needing my TB to be > started. The next time I connect, I find the new messages waiting > for me as 'unread' in those various folders. Yes, that is exactly what I imagine and exactly how it is done with my current POP-Account - locally. But I want the benefit of server-based Mail (if I need to access my account via Webmail e.g.) which I will get with IMAP. I was simply afraid of having to duplicate my current structure by hand for being able to use IMAP. If that is not necessary, then I'll soon be a very happy TB-IMAP-User! Thanks again for clarifying things, Olivier. bye Alexander ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 2.0b1 | "Using TBBETA" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
