On 2019-01-16 1:22 p.m., Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 16/01/2019 18.42, James Knott wrote:
On 01/16/2019 12:30 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The problem then would become how to sync that Thunderbird local storage with two other computers.
IMAP does that automagically.
There is no longer imap, you told me to download the email to my client app... you are saying to:
You're running Dovecot on the laptop? I don't understand that. If you want to be able to read messages while offline, then just configure your email app to download the messages when downloading, instead of headers only.
So, store the hundreds of gigabytes from the dovecot server into thunderbird, waiting some hours... and several crashes of Thunderbird.
No that's not what he's saying. Its not what I'm saying.
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?
You don't. There is only one proper copy and that's on the IMAP server. You are never downloading to T'Bird in the POP sense. The FolderProperties->Synchronization option is an extended form of caching and when you go back on-line to the IMAP server it re-syncs. You re NOT keeping on mobile device in sync with another mobile device, you are keeping the both in sync with the IMAP server. And that is because you are using the sync properties of the way IMAP works and not downloading to a local data store as you would with POP. You mind is stuck in the idea of this being a download; it isn't. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org