Re: [Evolution] POP or IMAP

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 08:00 +0100, Andre Klapper wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 22:06 -0600, JC wrote:
> > Ookaaay.  I'm not at all up on the email environment.  Exactly where
> > would this dragging take place?
> In the mail folder list in the left pane of Evolution.
> You'd drag from the Inbox etc of "On This Computer" to the Inbox etc. of
> a separate (new) IMAP account.

Yep.  You can drag-n-drop messages, or folders, around in the Evolution
client/interface.  Same as you'd organize messages in local folders.

> >  And where would this IMAP account be created?
> First on the server of your mail provider (to have an IMAP account there
> that you then can access from Evolution),

In all likelihood that already exists.  POP and IMAP are means of
accessing a mailbox/account.  In almost all cases an ISP, mail provider,
etc... will provide both POP and IMAP access to your mail account.

>  and then in Evolution (see
> http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.6/mail-account-manage-imap-plus.html ).