Re: [Evolution] Multiple Copies of Messages

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 09:27 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 12:58 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> > This is entirely reasonable in some circumstances. I do it myself with
> > one POP account because I want to keep an archive of that mail on a home
> > machine but still be able to check new mail from the office.
> >
> > Not everyone uses mail the same way.
> Its actually quite an abuse of the pop protocol, like normal post
> offices, you don't store all your mail there and read it once in a
> while, its just a drop-point for picking it up.

The same argument could apply to IMAP. Note that I'm only leaving it on
the server when *not* reading from a designated machine.

> But whatever, people want to do it, and it should basically work even
> if it isn't terribly ideal.

Of course.

poc