Re: [Evolution] My sent folder does not get synchronized

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 09:33 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 09:33 +0000, Ludovic CoumÃtou (aka Coume) wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-02-18 at 13:21 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> > > On Sat, 2006-02-18 at 14:50 +0000, Ludovic CoumÃtou (aka Coume) wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I just realised one thing... When I send emails, I ask them to get
> > > > copied to my INBOX/Sent on my imap account.
> > > > If I check this folder using evolution, the emails I sent do appear
> > > > there, but if I log on my webmail the Sent folder does not have any of
> > > > the emails sent using Evolution.

Did you ever try accessing that Sent folder on the IMAP server using a
different mail client? What makes you think that Evo is on fault, rather
than your webmail thingy?

> > > > It is like my sent emails do not really get written physically on my
> > > > IMAP server, while they do appear on my laptop as if they were kept
> > > > locally...
> > > > It sounds to me like a synchronization problem, but I may be wrong...

Doesn't sound like it to me. Though it is strange...

FWIW, if Evo can not store the sent mails on the custom set folder, it
reverts back to the default one, which is On this Computer / Sent.

> > > > Does anyone know how I could sort this annoying bug/problem?

First of all I'd try with different mail clients, to narrow down the
issue. I have never heard of such an issue in all my years dealing with
the Evo lists so far...


> > > I do this all the time with no problems. Are you sure you selected the
> > > *server* Sent folder under Preferences-><Account Name>->Defaults? Sounds
> > > like you might be using the local Sent folder by mistake.
> >
> > I am indeed sure of looking into the *server* Sent folder and not the
> > local one. 
> >
> > > Also, check that your webmail is showing the exact same folder name.
> > > There is no universal standard name for "sent mail" folders (or for
> > > Trash, Junk, etc.) so it's easy to get this wrong.
> >
> > The *Sent* folder has the same spelling under Evo and inside the
> > Webmail.
> >
> > I am sure that I was using that before without problem too... the only
> > difference from before is that I have been using for a while now a
> > secure IMAP server... Could the problem come from there?
> > When you say it is working fine for you. What version of Evo are you
> > sing and what kind of connection?

Hmm, this always has worked for me...

> I'm currently on 2.5.90, but I've done this with every previous version
> of Evo, at least back to 2.0 and probably back to the 1.x series (can't
> remember).

Same here.

> The "receiving options" are set to "secure connection:
> always",

Using different IMAP servers with and without SSL.

> the sending options to "secure connection: never" (because I
> send through an ISP that doesn't support SSL), but I don't think the
> sending options matter for the copy since it's not done via SMTP.

True.

> This
> is pure speculation of course, since none of it is documented AFAIK.

Huh? What do you mean?

No, Evolution does not explicitly claim that choosing a folder on the
IMAP server uses the IMAP protocol, and does not use SMTP. And it does
not need to. What's the point here anyway?

When setting up a non-default Sent folder, choosing a mail folder on my
IMAP server, it should be clear that this folder is accessed using this
very protocol, no? I'm slightly confused...

...guenther


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