create an account of type "Local Deliver" and point it at /var/mail/<user>, hit Send&Receive and mail will be "downloaded" into On This Computer/Inbox
On Sat, 2005-04-30 at 11:02 +0100, Michael Graham wrote: > On 4/29/05, Jeffrey Stedfast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 20:04 +0100, Michael Graham wrote: > > > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:34:27 -0400, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-04-14 at 18:33 +0100, Michael Graham wrote: > > > >> >> The default location? Whenever I add any account the default has > > > >> >> always > > > >> >> been the e-mail address. But I've managed to get it to read my > > > >> >> local mail > > > >> >> to there by changing the default location -- My e-mail address -- > > > >> >> to the > > > >> >> "default" location -- "On This Computer". But it was in no way > > > >> >> clear that > > > >> >> I would be able to do that. > > > >> > > > > >> > huh??? > > > >> > > > > >> > IMAP accounts will place a toplevel tree node in the folder-tree > > > >> > under > > > >> > which the folders will appear. The name is whatever you gave the > > > >> > account > > > >> > (by default it uses the email address) > > > >> > > > > >> > what do you mean you changed the default location? > > > >> > > > >> I mean that when Not Zed said that the default location for pop and > > > >> local > > > >> accounts was "On This Computer" it wasn't the the default for me, > > > > > > > > uhhh.... for pop3 and "Local Delivery", this is where all mail gets > > > > delivered by default (unless you setup filters to move it elsewhere) > > > > > > OK since no one seems to believe me on this I've taken some screenshots > > > http://fommil.homeunix.org/~mick/evo/ I realise that I could easily have > > > changed the text before taking the screen grab but I hope that you will > > > take me on my word or at least follow what I've done and get the same > > > result > > > > the screenshot proves what we've been saying the entire time. you have > > an IMAP account named "Mail", it appears in its own subtree. Yes, this > > is how it is supposed to work. > > > > is "imap" the same as a "local" or "pop3" account? no, hence the > > different location. > > Let's try again shall we... I am trying to add a local account (ie > /var/mail) to evolution, which is what I did in the screenshots and > when I do this it creates a *new* subtree with the default name > <my-email-address> not as everyone claims -- "On My Computer". > > I will ask again, how do I get evolution to add local mail to my "On > My Computer" subtree?? > _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
