On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 10:51 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> Umm, the whole point of maildir is that it doesn't move, it *should*
> stay where it is.

I don't understand this comment, since I never suggested/recommended
moving anything.

> If you want, you could configure evolution to copy the mail using a
> filter, like you might with imap.

Are you referring to plain old "filter emails to sub-folders based
on things like mailing list, family email addresses, etc", or some-
thing else?

I use maildrop hooked into postfix as an MUA-independent filter.
It's got a rational "filter description language", unlike procmail's
line noise.

> On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 14:54 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-08-17 at 08:29 -0400, Steve Listopad wrote:
> > > All,
> > > 
> > > Have qmail running on a linux box.  Have Evolution running on same
> > > box, as my mail client.
> > > 
> > > Previously, I used POP, with the behavior that I could remove the mail
> > > from the Maildir and store it in local (i.e. Evolution-style)
> > > directories.
> > > 
> > > I recently switched to mail delivery via the Maildir format (thinking
> > > why use POP from the same machine that the mail server's running on). 
> > > But, the mail stays stored in the Maildir.  I suppose this is expected
> > > behavior.
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to use Maildir delivery with Evolution, and have it
> > > behave like POP in that you can pull the mail from the "server" into
> > > "local" directories, and delete the mail on the server?
> > 
> > Yes, but you need an aggravating work-around.
> > 
> > If qmail drops each mail into ~/Maildir, then you should think
> > about installing Courier IMAP, and then having Evo access mail
> > via IMAP.  Works great for me, and is MUA-independent, so if Evo
> > ever gets cantankerous, you can still read your email.

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