Re: [Evolution] IMAP "Outbox" feature

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj novell com>]

Can you point me to an IETF RFC/Internet Draft of the specification?

Jeff

On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 22:04 +0200, Jérôme Warnier wrote:
> Le jeudi 13 avril 2006 à 08:50 -0500, Ron Johnson a écrit :
> > On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 13:45 +0200, Jerome Warnier wrote:
> > > I was wondering if any version of Evolution was able to use the "Outbox"
> > > feature of IMAP, ie the feature in which instead of sending using SMTP,
> > > you send mails through IMAP in a special folder, where the IMAP server
> > > gets it right away and feeds it to his local MTA.
> > > At least Courier IMAP permits this.
> >
> > Out of curiosity: what is the point of this feature?
> I see at least two benefits:
> 1) When you use SMTP + IMAP, to get your mail in the "Sent" folders, you
> actually send them twice over your connection. So, this could spare
> bandwidth.
> 2) Most DSL and cable providers[1] nowadays block outgoing port 25 to
> lower spam and virii. You are only allowed to send to their relay, which
> is sometimes flaky, or often blacklisted in RBLs, ... Moreover, when you
> travel (or between home and the office), you have to change your SMTP
> server each time, ...
> Using your own mail server is most of the time better, and using a VPN
> only for this is less than optimal.
>
> > > If Evolution supports this, where can I configure it?
> > > If not, is it planned?
> > >
> > > Regards, and thanks to all the contributors to Evolution, the best
> > > graphical MUA/GroupWare ever!
>
> [1] at least in Luxembourg and Belgium
>
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