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Re: how can I use both imap AND local folders at the same time?



> > How can I use both imap AND local folders at the same time? Like
> > that I can easily copy an e-mail from an imap-folder to a local
> > folder or the other way aroud?
> It's pretty much standard.  When you're connected to your IMAP server,
> simply 'C'opy the message, and specify the - either local or remote -
> mailbox you want the message to be saved in.  The other way around
> works exactly the same way.

> It will be easier if you define your mailboxes through the 'mailboxes'
> directive.  At the "Copy to mailbox" prompt, simply press ctrl-u to
> clear the line, and hit tab.  Mutt will present you with all "defined"
> mailboxes;  select one, and you're done.  For other mailboxes, you
> will have to type the path, or browse to them..

According to the manual, mailboxes selects which folders should be
checked for new mail.
I tested with:
mailboxes ~/mail/
and when pressing c?<tab><tab> the mailboxes in that local folder are
not displayed.


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