Re: [Evolution] [ews] Possible to skip downloading messages for offline for a single folder?

[Robert Munteanu <robert munteanu gmail com>]

Hi,

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve> wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 18:28 +0300, Robert Munteanu wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > (Evolution 3.20.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed x86_64)
> >
> > Due to a necessary but sub-optimal workflow that I use ( see the end
> > of this email if you're curious ) I end up with hundreds of emails
> > daily in my 'Deleted Items' folder.
> >
> > I also set my account to 'Automatically synchronize remote email
> > locally'.
> >
> > Separately they were good ideas, but when applied together I have to
> > wait for really long message syncs when starting up Evolution,
> > especially after a weekend. I sometimes remember to empty the
> > 'Deleted
> > Items' folder from the web UI, but most of the times I don't.
> >
> > Is there a way to ask Evolution to not download messages for specific
> > folders locally, overriding the global setup? I would be happy if
> > this
> > would work only for the 'Deleted Items' folder.
>
> I'll chip in as no one else has answered yet, but there are several
> details of your setup which aren't clear.
>
> * What kind of account this is (IMAP, POP, Exchange, ...)?

Exchange (  I hinted at that by using the [ews] prefix on the subject ).

> * If IMAP or Exchange, have you configured a real trash folder. If not,
> the default is that Trash (Deleted Messages) is a virtual folder, i.e.
> the messages are marked for deletion but are still present in the
> folder they landed in until you expunge them.

The 'Deleted Items' folder is specific Exchange and is on the server.


> * Is the filtering being done by Evo or on the server?

Server.

> * Are you accessing the account from more than one place?

No, just a laptop.

> If the account is IMAP I guess you could unsubscribe the Trash folder,
> though I don't know what the effect would be, having never tried it.

Not applicable unfortunately.

> You could also turn off automatic synching. Again, in the case of IMAP
> there's normally no need for it, but it depends on your requirements.
> You can always synch folders manually if needed.

Since I run server-side filters and have ~100 folders where messages
can pop-up due to the mentioned filters, not running sync
automatically would be a bigger pain compared to long-running sync
tasks.

> It's not clear whether you're using Evo for example in both your
> workplace and at home. If so, you could configure it to expunge deleted
> messages at the end of each session, and remember to log out when
> leaving work.

I only use it at work, but since it's a laptop I rarely log out /
close, so that's almost the same as me remembering to manually empty
deleted items ...

Also, I found no such settings for Exchange accounts so it would not help.

Thanks,

Robert

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