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Re: Using mutt with remote IMAP and local mailboxes



On 15/06/04 11.56, Chris Green wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 12:48:27PM +0200, Mads Laursen wrote:
> > On 15/06/04 10.21, Chris Green wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 11:05:47AM +0200, Mads Laursen wrote:
> > > > On 15/06/04 08.37, Chris Green wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 02:52:50AM +0200, Jens Paulus wrote:
[snip]
> Ah, yes, I think I see what you mean now.  The initial '~/' takes you
> to the root of one's local IMAP folders.  I'll give it a try and see
> how I get on.  Thanks.

The local files are not accessed thru IMAP, ~/ is just your $HOME.

> > The only problems I can see are starting with local folders (I'm not
> > sure mutt connects correctly to IMAP in that case, but my inbox is in
> > IMAP) and the IMAP connection timing out if I stay in local mailboxes
> > for too long.
> > 
> I'm pretty sure I'll always be wating to go from remote IMAP to local
> files.

Well, then you should be able to get by.

Hope this helped.

/dossen
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