Peter Meyns wrote: > You're right with accounts. I only thought of folders.
OK. Then I'm not crazy. > But what good would it do to move an *account* into another folder? > After all, the account is the highest instance of the folders' > hierarchy - it should stand free, shouldn't it? Well, I thought about this awhile back. And it crossed my mind again recently. I have a couple of accounts set up that I use only for testing (website stuff, scripting, etc.) and only use while developing. Putting both accounts in a folder would sort of "hide" them until needed. Mmm maybe not that useful... There are aesthetic reasons for hiding an account. But here are two more "real" uses: 1) In communicating with Allie about IMAP folders, the idea of moving mailing list folders to IMAP was brought up. Because you likely wouldn't want to try to sync TBUDL with thousands of messages with your IMAP server, Allie's suggestion was to create two accounts - one IMAP for working with current messages (maybe synching the last 30 days or so) and one POP account for archival purposes. You could also use Common folders for this, but a separate account may be desirable in some circumstances. 2) As I've posted before, I have a simple filter that redirects messages to my cell phone as a text message. My provider (AT&T Wireless) allows free receipt of text messages and I can send using an e-mail address. Their servers also truncate the message for me (because I'm too lazy...) Anyway, the filter only redirects messages when the screen saver is active (when I'm away), and I've grown to really like this notification of business mail while I'm away from my desk. v2 IMAP does not support automatic filtering yet. But I really want to start using v2 and feel like it's really only this one thing that's keeping me from fully committing (currently use latest beta on laptop, 1.62r on desktop/main computer). My idea - at least until I can implement the redirect I described - was to set up a POP account on the same address, with the sole purpose of redirecting messages when I'm away. I don't want to see that account in the account window. I have enough accounts as it is. It would be nice to hide that in a folder with other accounts not currently active (archived/unused/testing). I know that that the ideas I'm throwing out are fairly ridiculous. Take pity and call for automatic filters! -- Ken Green Using The Bat! v1.62r on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
