> Not really, why would you _need_ to get a list of all messages? Client > can request the messages from server only when they become visible in > screen. Scrollbar sizes and such can be generated from just the total > amount of messages. Before the message is loaded from server, client > could just show "loading .." instead of the from/to/subject/whatever.
if you have to score messages or sort messages (not using thread extension of IMAP ^_^ ), you have to fetch all the messages. -- DINH V. Hoa
