Re: [Evolution] Evo 2.0 + MailDir format

[Ow Mun Heng <Ow Mun Heng wdc com>]

On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 08:46 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 16:07 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote: 

> > 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. 

Hmm.. OK.


> > 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. 

Well compared to the previous style, this is considered crude. What is
the other method? Are you referencing the 1.4.x method? I kinda like
that. Users get to specify a per-folder basis.


> > 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?

There's the additional overhead of setting up a IMAP server. I think I
can go to the dovecot path it, being less hassle to set-up but given the
choice, I think I will go to postfix+cyrus. (right now it's sendmail)

> > 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.

If thats the case, I might really not have an option since it's a
company LDAP directory. The thing is, in 1.4.x it shows the full name
when I do a search in the GAL,(addressbook) but in 2.0 it doesn't show
up as that.

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