Re: [Evolution] Gmail + Sent Messages to a local folder

[Tom <tom prost-net de>]

THOMAS:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) 
> > but as always is, interesting points have come up in such a long
> > discussion, eg. this following one:
PATRICK:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) 
> > Gmail stores a copy of every message you send in its Sent Mail folder
> > (this is not configurable), so when using it from Evolution it makes
> > sense to set Evo's Sent Messages to a local folder.
THOMAS AGAIN:(I was thinking everybody would have noticed this) 
> > Could anyone (particularly Patrick who raised it) amplify this idea a
> > little, notably the advantage over the gmail server's SENT folder (as
> > I'm using gmail with its server located SENT folder without prejudice
> > so
> > far) ?
>
> First of all, please learn how to quote properly in replies. The above
> text doesn't distinguish between what I wrote and what you said about
> it.

So, would you give me some proper instructions ?

> Regarding Gmail: there isn't much to be said. Gmail stores all sent
> mail in the Sent Mail folder (of course Gmail doesn't actually use
> folders, it's really the Sent Mail label, but when accessing it via
> IMAP it appears as a folder). (Note that this will also happen if you
> use POP). The following is copied directly from the Help menu item on
> IMAP on the Gmail site:

Here you forgot to tell us that all seen below is about Outlook Express,
what I don't give a monkey's ... 
>     Sending:
>
>     Do not save sent messages on the server. If your client is sending
>     mail through Gmail's SMTP server, your sent messages will be
>     automatically copied to the [Gmail]/Sent Mail folder.
>     DO save draft messages on the server. If you want your drafts in
>     your mail client to sync correctly with Gmail's web interface, set
>     your client to save drafts to the [Gmail]/Drafts folder.
>
>     Deleting:
>
>     Do not save deleted messages on the server. Messages that are
>     deleted from an IMAP folder (except for those in [Gmail]/Spam or
>     [Gmail]/Trash) only have that label removed and still exist in All
>     Mail. Hence, your client doesn't need to store an extra copy of a
>     deleted message.
>     Do not save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/Trash folder because
>     this will delete a message in all folders.
>     Do not save deleted messages to your [Gmail]/All Mail folder as some
>     clients will try to empty this folder and ultimately fail. This can
>     lead to delayed mail access or excessive battery consumption on a
>     mobile device.
>
>     Junk mail and spam:
>
>     Do not enable your client's junk mail filters. Gmail's spam filters
>     also work in your IMAP client, and we recommend turning off any
>     additional anti-spam or junk mail filters within your client. Your
>     client's filter will attempt to download and classify all of your
>     existing messages, which may slow down your client until the process
>     is complete.

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78892?hl=en where it's copied
from doesn't have an answer for Evolution :-(