Re: [RFC] : Filters <-> Mailboxes association

[Brian Stafford <brian stafford uklinux net>]

On Mon, 20 August 17:21 Carlos Morgado wrote:
> 
> On 2001.08.20 14:47:56 +0100 M . Thielker wrote:
> > On 2001.08.20 18:03 Carlos Morgado wrote:
> > > which is not related to my question. let me make it clearer.
> > > Why don't you set up procmail to sort the mail ON the imap server, ie. the
> > > 
> > > right way of doing it ?
> > 
> > Because mail is not delivered on the IMAP server. It only provides netwide
> > storage of email for mobility. Mail is delivered by pop3, polled by any
> > client that happens to be online at that time and deposited into IMAP for
> > all to see
> > 
> gar. that *is* twisted. why doesn't the imap server run fetchmail+procmail
> then ? ;)
> 
> but ok i see your point. 

IMAP is a mailbox *access* protocol.  The design assumption is that mail is
delivered to the mailboxes it serves by some other mechanism.  Consequently
there is no means within IMAP for delivering mail to a mailbox.

Brian