[Evolution] Re: What I want in a mail client ....

[Alan Shutko <ats acm org>]

Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj helixcode com> writes:

[... lots of happy done stuff snipped ...]

> > * Flexible personalities (signature and header values, at a minimum)
> >   on a per-folder basis.
>
> sort of done, but not really ;-)
> We will support multiple identities. What do you mean by "header
> values"?

I want to be able to have an identity be able to set any header values
on outgoing messages.  Naturally, From: is obvious, but for instance
I'd like to be able to have the identity set X- headers, reply-to, or
CC.

> > * Good disconnected use.  The only way I should notice that I'm
> >   disconnected (if I'm using local message store) is that I'm not
> >   getting new mail.
>
> Do you mean with IMAP? or what? If you mean with IMAP, it'll be there
> "soon" otherwise it's not an issue.

Without imap, it's still an issue.  It's not just mail access, but
replies should be queued and sent whenever I get back online.  And
replies should be queued without having to mess with my MTA.  8^)
(Biggest reason for that is NNTP disconnectedness, actually.)

> > * News access, preferably treating newsgroups and mailing list folders
> >   the same.

> sorta lacking here because it's not a "must have" feature but it does
> sort of work supposedly.

Well, it's important for me.  8^)  Actually, that I can wait for.
(Ditto multiple newsservers and disconnected news access.)

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