On 01/29/2016 12:10 PM, Istvan Gabor wrote:
Hello:
My IMAP mailbox at my ISP is close to full. I would like to delete most of its content form the IMAP server but keep messages locally.
I use seamonkey mail (almost equal to thunderbird if I know correctly) with configured IMAP mailboxes. There is an option for download/synchronize messages for offline use which makes a local copy of the messages. My question is if I use this method, and delete messages on the server afterwards not from seamonkey mail (eg in webmail), will be the local messages deleted after a new connection started from seamonkey mail? In other words is the synchronization bi-directional or uni-directional?
If bi-directional, what would be the most effective way to clear the server while keeping local messages with possibly maintaining the original directory tree?
Personally I think you're making a big issue of something simple. While my ISP offers the option of taking a tar.gz snapshot of the mailbox, you're might not. Have you even asked? I use thunderbird. I have a set of local folders as well as all my IMAP accounts. I can create new folders there. I also have a local dovecot server and local hierarchy in which I archive. Thunderbird is very configurable. I can set the location of the archives to be a local folder, and the archive format to be by year. I can then simply click to select the messages I want archived and use the 'archive' menu option. And "oh what a coincidence!" that location is in the tree that dovecot serves! If I wanted to I could also drag-and-drop from the remote inbox (or a subfolder) to a folder elsewhere, on another server, on the dovecot tree, or to a local folder. You may think that running a local dovecot is too complex. We;ll, I was storing are the files as you are asking about and thought "how can I access these?". Using the same interface I can now access them. I really LIKE Thunderbird. So, how equal, how configurable is seamonkey? -- 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