Re: [Evolution] IMAP and trash

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 23:53 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 12:10 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 22:13 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: 
> > > On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 10:50 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 13:09 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > With IMAP, in the 1.4 series, deleting an email would send "haggis
> > > > > imap"/Trash (which has a trash can icon next to it), where I could
> > > > > do Action->"Empty Trash" to get rid of it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now, deleted emails go to "haggis imap"/INBOX/Trash, which I have to
> > > > 
> > > > How are they deleted?  You say you have to explictly delete them?
> > > > Huh?
> > > 
> > > By highlighting messages, and clicking on the Delete button.
> > The first time, or the second time?
> > 
> > You say deleted emails go to INBOX/Trash but then you delete them and
> > they go to Trash.
> > 
> > I figured the second case is where you select messages and delete
> > them.
>
> Gah!!  Now it's doing something different!
>
> When I delete an email that's sitting in one of my folders, where
> is it supposed to go?
> "haggis imap"/INBOX/Trash
>   or
> "haggis imap"/Trash ??
It should only go to the last.  UNLESS, and this is quite possible, your server is doing something stupid like physically moving deleted folders.

> And what's the difference between 
> Actions|Expunge
>    and
> Actions|"Empty Trash" ?

One expunges the current folder, one expunges the trash (which may include several physical folders).

> Maybe if I know that, I'll be able to explain things better.
>  
> > > > > then explicitly Delete, which sends them to "haggis imap"/Trash,
> > > > > where Action->"Empty Trash" works as normal.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is this extra step by design, or a bug?
> > > > I have no idea how you managed this.
> > > 
> > > It's a talent of mine, to make s/w do weird stuff....
> > > If you have an imap server (I use courier imap, if it makes a
> > > difference), maybe I can walk you through it, via IRC.
> > > 
> > > > The code doesn't do anything like this.
> > > 
> > > I promise you, it does.  But then again, maybe we are not
> > > talking about the same things.
> > 
> > Clearly not!  Which is why i asked for clarifiaction, but
> > unfortunately its still as clear as mud.
>
> To me, too.  :(
>
> -- 
> Ron Johnson <ron l johnson cox net>
>
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