Re: [Evolution] How can I prevent Evolution from storing IMAP mails in filesystem?

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 10:56 -0500, George Reeke wrote:
> Dear Thomas et al,
>
> On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 08:55 -0500, Thomas Broda wrote:
> > On Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:41:57 +0100, Thomas Broda <thomas broda org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Since I'm paranoid, I dont't want my mails being stored in the local
> > > filesystem. Is there any way to prevent Evolution from doing this?
>
> I'm paranoid too, so I use POP3 and keep my mail on my own computer
> instead of on some server I have no control over.  (I just had to
> throw this in as one riposte to all the proclamations on this list
> that nobody should use POP anymore.  But yeah, it's on the server
> backup somewhere, I suppose.)

AFAIK there is nothing you can do with POP that you can't also do with
IMAP. The reverse is not true, which is why I use IMAP whenever
possible.

poc