Hello, RFC 1939 - POP3 says there is the DELE command, with which a client can decide to leave the email on the server or delete it.
Greetings Дилян On Sun, 2018-07-08 at 18:05 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > Actually reading the above made me double check the account types and > > actually I lied, the account that is missing is a POP3 account (I had > > it set up as IMAP originally when it was under Windows 10 and when I > > switched to Linux Mint I must have selected POP3) so that would explain > > why I can't see it, as under Outlook on Windows, the account does have > > its own tree in the left-hand panel. I hadn't realised what the purpose > > of "On This Computer" was. Outlook creates a tree for the pop3 account > > as well as having "Personal Folders" which I assume is the same as "On > > This PC". > > > > How does this work if you have multiple POP3 accounts do they all > > appear as one amorphous mass in "On This PC"? I would think it makes > > more sense for Evo to do it the same as Outlook as it's less confusing? > > > > POP means "post office protocol". The concept behind it is that it > works like the post office: you have a mailbox in the post office that > all your mail is delivered into and you retrieve it from there. That's > all it does. You can go and get your mail and parcels from USPS or UPS > or whoever but they all end up in the same place - your hands! (It's a > 30 year old protocol, give me some slack!) > > That is why Evolution puts everything into your Inbox "On this > Computer" ready for you to sort through (either physically or > automatically). All Outlook is doing is automatically sorting it > whether you want it to or not. > > P. > > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
