Re: [Evolution] Folder subscriptions and Gmail

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sun, 2010-11-28 at 11:38 +0100, KÃre Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 18:54 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 15:14 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 14:57 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> > > > I have a large number of folders ("labels" in Gmail parlance) and would
> > > > like to limit the number I see in Evo via its IMAP connection, both to
> > > > save screen clutter and to speed up synchronization.
> > >
> > > Labels vs. folders is not a "parlance" issue.  It is just different.
> >
> > I'm aware of that. I was trying to be brief.
> >
> > > > However despite unsubscribing from a bunch of folders, they still show
> > > > up in the Evo interface and refresh if I visit them, i.e. it's as if the
> > > > subscription model simply doesn't work for Gmail IMAP, though it does
> > > > work for my other IMAP server.
> > >
> > > GMail is only sorta-kinda an IMAP server.  If you want a free
> > > high-quality real IMAP account see fastmail.fm [and, extra bonus, they
> > > use Open Source software].
> >
> > Also aware of that. Not really the issue however.
> >
> > > > Since "subscription" is purely a client-side notion, I can't see any
> > > > obvious reason for this. Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Subscription is not a client-side notion; an IMAP server maintains a
> > > list of the folders the user is subscribed to.
> >
> > That I didn't know. I seem to have been subconsciously mixing
> > "subscribed to" with "check for new mail in" but I sit corrected.
>
> I have no trouble unsubscribing to GMail labels.
>
> Check your account preferences in Evolution for your GMail account.
> Under "Receiving options", make sure you have checked the checkbox "show
> only subscribed folders" and that you haven't checked "Check for new
> mail in all folders" but rather "Check for new mail in subscribed
> folders".

Actually it was something much simpler: under Receiving Options select
Show Only Subscribed Folders. Doh :-)

OT:

In my defense, I've been having huge problems with Evo and Gmail over
the last several weeks, to the point I had almost given up using Evo at
all since both Claws and Thunderbird worked perfectly on the same
account. This seems to have been resolved after completely removing
every trace of Evo config information from my home directory and
basically doing it over again. In fact right now I still have the
automatic new message check turned off for the Gmail account, since I'm
suspicious of what might happen if synching a very large folder (of
which I have several) hasn't finished before the next update starts.

poc