Re: [Evolution] configuring evolution for offline use

[Tomas Vondra <tv fuzzy cz>]

On 12/04/2016 11:50 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2016-12-04 at 02:37 +0100, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> > Are those the right choices? Some of the folders are quite large
> > (mailing list archives with thousands of messages), and evolution seems
> > to be syncing almost continuously, so maybe some of the options are
> > unnecessary (or maybe I need to set something else too)?
>
> There's no need for "always check for new mail in this folder" if
> you're already checking in all subscribed folders. That's probably why
> it's syncing all the time.

OK, thanks for the suggestion - will try.

> Be sure to take Evo offline explicitly before disconnecting your
> machine.

Hmmm, what's the consequence of not doing this? It's not always 
predictable when the machine will be offline - for example when 
traveling by train, the network may be inaccessible unpredictably. 
Similarly for various wifis provided by airlines.

Tomas