Thank you all for your input. In my case, some of the providers I use don't even offer a mail retrieving option, they only offer POP syncing. But even with mail servers using the IMAProtocol I haven't been able to retrieve messages from Folder Deleted to the Inbox in K9 like Seth seems to suggest in his first reaction.
I concur with you, Paul, that I shouldn't be forced to move around mails on my server(s), I'd prefer to have it fixed in K9. I've used K9 since a few months now and I'm very satisfied. However, today I accidentally moved a message from my inbox folder to my Deleted Folder and there's no way I can get it out of there (or just undo this action) with help of K9. If there's anyway I could post this on the want list for the K9 developers I'd be interested J Op woensdag 27 januari 2016 12:23:14 UTC+1 schreef Paul Hudson: > > Thanks for the reply, Seth. > > If you read my posts again, you'll see it reads that my own circumstances > dictate I really don't need or wish to switch to IMAP. > > You'll also see that I do use IMAP for my gmail (which I've used for many > years and quite regularly *QED*) and I detest the idiosyncratic way in > which different clients interact with and control the server-side. > Essentially, control over the server-side is an illusion. I also detest > that tidying folders to my satisfaction (which I gave up doing long ago) > seems ok for a while, until something goes awry at the server and stuff > migrates into various folders I didn't designate and before long, Inboxes > inevitably fill with old emails. It's cluttered, frustrating and avoidable > to those who might need to keep emails for a while before deciding to > delete or archive. > > Anyway, whoops... I don't wish to turn this into a "Quartz Watch v > Mechanical Watch" type argument. > > Sure, IMAP has advantages (and I do see them in various instances). But... > just believe me when I say, my situation requires simple, secure and > unambiguous control of contemporary and archived email (including control > of individual message files) at the client-side. POP gives me that and IMAP > certainly doesn't. > > In summary: > > *EVERYTHING* "I" want to do (including manipulation of local folders (in > clients that allow)) is available with POP. :) > > Regards, > Paul > > On 27 January 2016 at 02:17, Seth Holmes <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> On 1/23/16 12:03 PM, Paul Hudson wrote: >> >>> Just to add, for clarity, that means to say it deletes server-side what >>> has >>> been deleted from the inbox in k9 (hence the issue I have). Items left >>> in the >>> inbox in k9 remain on the server until I sync back at the office... :) >>> >> >> Everything you've described screams "switch to IMAP". >> >> There is no syncing with a POP server. You can delete upon retrieval, or >> you can leave it on the server, all of which can get very messy when >> introducing a new POP3 client. >> >> Most desktop POP3 clients allow you to move e-mail from the Trash back to >> the INBOX. I don't know if K-9 does because I don't use POP3. But what >> you're doing at that point is working with local folders on the client, you >> are no longer interacting with the server. >> >> For IMAP, you can do everything you want and more. E-mail read on one >> client syncs with the server and thus all clients (if properly configured). >> You don't have to mess with the various folders classes, set everything the >> same and be done with it. When you get back to your desktop client, you can >> easily archive e-mail to a local or server side folder. Deletions sync and >> you can even sync the trash, setting to only empty the trash from the >> desktop client (which is what I do). K-9 also has an Archive folder. >> >> However, K-9 does not support creating folders or local folders. It's >> designed to be both robust and portable and too many knobs can be to its >> detriment. >> >> I honestly don't know why anyone bothers with POP3 when IMAP is >> available, and understand less why people stick with a service that only >> offers POP3. >> >> *EVERYTHING* you want to do (with the exception of local folders) is >> available with IMAP. >> >> >> >> -- >> Seth H Holmes >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail >> Users List. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] <javascript:> >> To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit >> http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail >> >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >> the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/k-9-mail/Ip08a6HxhGo/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
