Re: Evolution mystery

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On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 10:58 +0100, James Wilkinson wrote:
> Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > Well that is a bummer. Not being able to forward a message complete with
> > attachments is very handy. If evolution does not can nay one suggest a
> > mail client that does it?
> > However, I have a plan. It seems to me that yo could configure mutt to
> > use the same mail boxes as evelution. Then bouncing would be possible,
> 
> >From my experience, the best way of doing this is to use IMAP folders.
> That way you don't have to worry about Evolution squirrelling away the
> mail somewhere it wants, but leaves it on the IMAP server. It also makes
> life a lot easier if you want to play with different e-mail clients --
> you can use umpteen different mail clients, and the e-mail will always
> be in the right place.
> 
> Not that setting up IMAP was that easy -- Dovecot wouldn't see my
> Maildir folders. Eventually I worked out that this was because it
> insisted on having *hidden* folders -- all folder names had to start
> with a dot. Otherwise I could have just left IMAP for graphical clients,
> and used mutt's built-in Maildir support.
> 
> Incidentally, flagging is possible in mutt -- I use it all the time, if
> I see a list e-mail I might want to have a go at answering, but don't
> feel like right now, or if I want to see if someone who knows more about
> that topic will comment.
> 
> I believe it's F in the default key-binding.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> James.
All you say is true. But now that I use a server that I have no control
over I don't trust it that much. But I admit IMAP makes reading mail on
a variety of machines and with a variety of mail clients easier.
-- 
Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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