Re: [Evolution] Sort so un-read messages come to the top?

[andré <andr55 laposte net>]

Le 2017-12-23 à 08:47, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit :
> On Sat, 2017-12-23 at 13:31 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:06:41 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2017-12-23 at 12:23 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > > > PS: Actually we could use several MUAs in parallel, even when
> > > > preferring POP over IMAP. When preferring POP, then just don't delete
> > > > the mails from the server, after retrieving it by one MUA.
> > >
> > > I already do this. I use Evolution mostly for mailing lists, and the
> > > Gmail web interface mostly for personal stuff. That's a big reason I
> > > prefer IMAP to POP, because it Just Works (tm).
> >
> > IMAP allows you to delete mails for one MUA and to keep it for the
> > other MUA, used for another purpose?
>
> No, you have a single mailstore and multiple clients, an extremely
> common use case nowadays. Most of us use phones, tablets, several
> desktops (home and work), etc. with different MUAs and having a single
> mailstore makes sense. POP was designed in an different era and needs
> manual intervention to get this to (sort of) work, though even then you
> have to delete multiple copies if you want to remove a message.
>
> > IOW any kind of sync has got it's
> > pros and cons. What ever approach you prefer, you need to find a
> > workaround for exceptions, as well as to handle possible pitfalls. You
> > unlikely want to make your real-time audio workstation an email server,
> > too.
>
> My view is that IMAP supports the common case and the exceptions can be
> handled. POP treats the common case as special and doesn't handle it
> well.

It depends how you want to use it.
If one (primary) device is the only one that deletes emails on the 
server, automatically after a certain delay (maybe a week or a month), 
and you like to keep emails locally for faster reference, then POP can 
be much better than IMAP.  Especially if one prefers to consult email on 
that primary device.
(Personally trying to read email on a smart phone is difficult at best. 
Even my wife, addicted to her smart phone, often wants to reread her 
messages on my desktop.)

> poc

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André