On 01/16/2019 01:22 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
IMAP does that automagically. There is no longer imap, you told me to download the email to my client app... you are saying to:
There is an option in my email client to download the messages to the computer. The alternative is to only download the headers and then read the messages off the server. I have it configured to download the messages. However, this does not remove them from the server. It only keeps a copy on the computer, so that the messages are still readable when disconnected. I have 2 computers, a tablet and smartphone, all configured to run IMAP. It works well and the messages are all synced on all devices and email clients. IMAP just works!
So, store the hundreds of gigabytes from the dovecot server into thunderbird, waiting some hours... and several crashes of Thunderbird.
If you're talking storage, what's the difference between using Dovecot or Thunderbird? Also, Thunderbird will sync whenever it can reach the server. This means you'll only have download "gigabytes" the first time you connect the client to the server. After that, it's just updates as new messages are received and old ones deleted.
Or, store local mail in thunderbird, not a local dovecot. Then how to sync thunderbird local store, which is no longer on imap, to another thunderbird on another computer, and keep them in sync over the years, downloading email on any of the two computers?
I don't know why you have this obsession with running Dovecot. When Thunderbird is configured for IMAP, messages will be left on the server, until you delete them. Then the deleted messages will be deleted on all devices. This is just the way IMAP works. It keeps everything in sync. I'm getting the impression you don't really understand how IMAP works. I have a couple of friends who insist on running POP. They have similar problems with syncing different devices. BTW, I used to run my own IMAP server because my ISP didn't support IMAP at that time. Since they started supporting it, I stopped running my own server, as there is no longer any need to. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org