On Monday, 13 June 2016 14:40:16 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote:
> > OK. I think I've got that. Is the end result any different from using
> > POP3 and ticking 'Leave the messages on the server'?
>
> Yes. IMAP is a proper client/server protocol. Your folder structure is
> all on the server. Your drafts and sent folders are (if you wish, and no
> reason not to) on the server. So you can flit from device to device and
> everything is there in one place. e.g. you can work on a draft, continue
> working on it from another device.
Sounds good. One final question before I try it out. I currently have
several thousand messages in my local folders and sub-folders in KMail.
Presumably IMAP doesn't work in reverse, so I will have to recreate that
folder structure at the server. So I should probably archive them into a
separate local folder before I make the change?
> If running your own mail server, add in a Caldav/Carddav server like
> Davical and your calendar and address book are also on the server and
> accessible from any of your devices. Lightning and SOGO connector
> add-ins for Thunderbird give client access to these.
I have no desire to do that, so I'll let One and One deal with it.
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