On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 19:39 +0530, vijay singh wrote: > On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 14:57 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > I can see POP account database is not store under pop provider > > > (@home/.evolution/mail/pop) but it is under local provider > > > (@home/.evolution/mail/local). > > > > > > Why it is in this way ?? > > > > Because the POP protocol downloads the mail messages to your local > > machine - after the download, the mail messages are to all intents and > > purposes local messages, hence the messages are treated as being local. > > This differs from IMAP where the messages are always held on the server > > and the local copy is purely a cached copy. > > What about the case when i have done message storage setting - Leave > message on server ?? > In that case i am keeping message on server only.
No, you are keeping a message on the server, but the version that Evo deals with is the local copy. For instance, if you "keep messages on server" and delete the message within Evo, the message is STILL on the server; similarly if you move the message to another folder, the message doesn't move on the server (as it does with IMAP) - in fact POP has no concept of mail locations other than the INBOX. All POP does is to move mail from the remote server to your local machine. > > > If you wish to store POP messages somewhere other than your local folder > > tree, then you need to use filters to move the messages somewhere based > > on their source account. > > In this case also finally i can see data base available under local > provider only. Because it is still stored locally - it's not on a remote server anywhere. > > Why evolution will create pop folder it self if he is not using for any > storage purpose. Perhaps it's used for other things; perhaps it's just a legacy bit of code that's still being used. An Evo developer would have to answer that. My advice would be to ignore it, it's not doing any harm. My advice would also to be not too bothered about what's happening in .evolution - let Evo deal with it and don't fiddle with it! P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
