Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-19 Thread Patrick Wigmore
On Sunday 12 Jun 2016, at 12:04:45, Terry Coles wrote: > ...In particular, I like to archive messages into sub-folders and > then get the filters to automatically sort incoming messages > into the appropriate folders automatically. > ... > If I changed from POP3 to IMAP ... will I still be able

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-14 Thread tda
Hi Terry On 13/06/16 16:32, Terry Coles wrote: On Monday, 13 June 2016 14:40:16 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: Yes. IMAP is a proper client/server protocol. Your folder structure is all on the server. Your drafts and sent folders are (if you wish, and no reason not to) on the server. So

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:32:07 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said: > Presumably IMAP doesn't work in reverse There are IMAP copy utilities around. In short, you could upload all your local mail to remote IMAP folders, but it would take a bit of work. Unlike others, I abhor Thunderbird - but the

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday, 13 June 2016 14:40:16 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: > > OK. I think I've got that. Is the end result any different from using > > POP3 and ticking 'Leave the messages on the server'? > > Yes. IMAP is a proper client/server protocol. Your folder structure is > all on the server.

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread tda
Hi Terry On 13/06/16 10:26, Terry Coles wrote: Basically, I have three mailboxes (one for commercial comms, one for personal (family, friends, etc) and one for the DLUG (so I could respond to the list from Hotel rooms using only webmail, without the list server barfing at the address I was

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread tda
Hi Peter On 13/06/16 10:35, Peter Merchant wrote: Like Tim, I like Thunderbird. I use it with the lightning add-on to my Google calendar. It sorts incoming mail to the appropriate folder. It manages three email accounts, all set up as Pop3, with the settings to delete mail from the server when

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Peter Merchant
On 13/06/16 10:05, t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: Hi Terry On 12/06/16 12:04, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail! This morning I made a minor change to the settings of the three mail accounts that I use and KMail proceeded to throw up dozens of errors when I

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday, 13 June 2016 10:05:02 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: > On 12/06/16 12:04, Terry Coles wrote: > > Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail! This morning I made a minor > > change to the settings of the three mail accounts that I use and KMail > > proceeded to throw up dozens of

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread tda
Hi Terry On 12/06/16 12:04, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail! This morning I made a minor change to the settings of the three mail accounts that I use and KMail proceeded to throw up dozens of errors when I closed the Settings dialog. As Keith said, try

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-12 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:04:44 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said: > Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail! So change... > My question therefore is this. If I changed from POP3 to IMAP, (to > ensure that I can find the messages again in the future using any tool > if this happens again)