Re: [Evolution] Disable header changing in IMAP?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 10:15 -0400, Michael C. Neel wrote:
> > The X-Evolution-Source: header is tagged onto the message when you view
> > it in evolution - it only exists in the internal version being read.  It
> > is not written back to the imap server (not sure what happens if you
> > copy messages).
> So Evo keeps an internal version/database of the mail as well?  What
> happens when the message is removed from the mail server while evo is
> creating this internal version?

what, you mean in the whole millionth of a second that it takes to add a
header to an already parsed message?

besides, if the message gets deleted *and* expunged, then evolution will
remove it from disk as well as remove it from the message-list shown to
the user. same as if the suer had deleted/expunged the message.

>   Since a copy has to be made, the message id will change.

no it won't.

> Again, this does not happen with evo closed, only running.  No I'm not
> using filters in Evo for my IMAP account (I have one inplace for a pop
> account, but there is no spam filter on it).

well, evo isn't uploading the mesages with an X-Evolution-Source header.
I can assure you. If you don't believe me, take a look at the message
sources via another mailer. they won't have that header.

> As an aside, can we not create fake headers when viewing message
> source?  When someone wants to see the real email source, show them
> that, not an altered version that doesn't really exist.  Bad enough
> tracking an email down though a spammers tricks, now my client doesn
> them too :/

they are used for filtering purposes as well as hints for deciding which
acount to default the composer to when replying, so no. well, unless you
can come up with a better idea :-)

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Novell, Inc.
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