OK, Simply moving them then resubscribing to the new folder works (must remember to adjust all my filters). But how do I get the left panel to default to opening with the folders collapsed (as does the SENT folder) otherwise all I have done is make my list longer!! :-(
On Sat, November 13, 2004 3:06 am, Ean Kingston said: > Simon Bryan wrote: >> Hi all, >> My list of folders has grown ridiculously long. I now want to >> re-organise >> and move folders into sub-folders. This is easy if the folder is empty - >> just delete it and re-create it in the right palce. How can I move >> folders >> that have emails stored in them to a sub folder? >> I do have root access to the server as well. > > I just tried a drag-and-drop with Mozilla-Mail and it worked fine. There > was a short delay as this happened (and I only had 5 messages in the > folder). > > Since you have root access to your mail server, check with your IMAP > software provider (or mailing list) and see if anyone has a technique. > > In the case of Courier-IMAP you can simple move the directory (which > represents the folder) to where you want it. You don't even need root > access for this. Just make sure you understand the Maildir layout/format > before you do so or you could screw things up royally. > > -- Simon Bryan IT Manager OLMC Parramatta ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/wiki.php?MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
