THOMAS:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) > > but as always is, interesting points have come up in such a long > > discussion, eg. this following one: PATRICK:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) > > Gmail stores a copy of every message you send in its Sent Mail folder > > (this is not configurable), so when using it from Evolution it makes > > sense to set Evo's Sent Messages to a local folder. THOMAS AGAIN:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) > > Could anyone (particularly Patrick who raised it) amplify this idea a > > little, notably the advantage over the gmail server's SENT folder (as > > I'm using gmail with its server located SENT folder without prejudice > > so > > far) ? > > First of all, please learn how to quote properly in replies. The above > text doesn't distinguish between what I wrote and what you said about > it.
So, would you give me some proper instructions ? > > Regarding Gmail: there isn't much to be said. Gmail stores all sent > mail in the Sent Mail folder (of course Gmail doesn't actually use > folders, it's really the Sent Mail label, but when accessing it via > IMAP it appears as a folder). (Note that this will also happen if you > use POP). The following is copied directly from the Help menu item on > IMAP on the Gmail site: Here you forgot to tell us that all seen below is about Outlook Express, what I don't give a monkey's ... > > Sending: > > Do not save sent messages on the server. If your client is sending > mail through Gmail's SMTP server, your sent messages will be > automatically copied to the [Gmail]/Sent Mail folder. > DO save draft messages on the server. If you want your drafts in > your mail client to sync correctly with Gmail's web interface, set > your client to save drafts to the [Gmail]/Drafts folder. > > Deleting: > > Do not save deleted messages on the server. Messages that are > deleted from an IMAP folder (except for those in [Gmail]/Spam or > [Gmail]/Trash) only have that label removed and still exist in All > Mail. Hence, your client doesn't need to store an extra copy of a > deleted message. > Do not save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/Trash folder because > this will delete a message in all folders. > Do not save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/All Mail folder as some > clients will try to empty this folder and ultimately fail. This can > lead to delayed mail access or excessive battery consumption on a > mobile device. > > Junk mail and spam: > > Do not enable your client's junk mail filters. Gmail's spam filters > also work in your IMAP client, and we recommend turning off any > additional anti-spam or junk mail filters within your client. Your > client's filter will attempt to download and classify all of your > existing messages, which may slow down your client until the process > is complete. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78892?hl=en where it's copied from doesn't have an answer for Evolution :-( _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
