Re: [Evolution] Evo 2.0 + MailDir format

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 16:07 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> 	Just wondering if The developers of Evo will be thinking of supporting
> Maildir format directories again just like the 1.4x series.

> In the old 1.4x, it used to be so simple to change from a Maildir to a
> Mbox format, just with a right click.
Not this way, in any forseeable timeframe.  The only practical way will be to have an option when you first start up to select the global storage format for all local folders, it wont be supported for individual folders.  And there are no concrete plans for it even in the global form.
> Now, There is a workaround as I found on a post from guenther dated
> Jan-05-2005. The workaround is rather crude but works, it entails
> creating a separate Account, and making the "receiving server" to be
> maildir format directories. 
Why is that crude?  This is a better method since it exposes the data to external applications as well.  The other way was a bit silly as it was entirely internal.
> I would like to go to the path of a Local IMAP server, but find that
> that might be overkill for a Laptop system. :-D
Why would that be any less crude than just setting up a 'local maildir' account?
> ps : The migration from 1.4x to 2.x was really eventful. Only thing now,
> is the pain in getting the Exchange GAL(addresbook) to work properly in
> the sense of the Addressbook Name sorting. eg: First, Last. Which is
> kind of kludgy, Asian names have 3 words 
>
> Ow Mun Heng
> Ow - Surname, Last Name
> Mun Heng - First Name
>
> Its hard to distinguish from the address book who is whom since all I
> get is "Heng, Ow"
I think you have to edit the 'file as' entry manually.