Re: [Evolution] Setting up IMAP

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

Quoting Jonathan Ryshpan <jonrysh pacbell net>:
> I have just switched my email server from POP (inbound.att.net) to IMAP
> (imap.mail.att.net), as indicated in my last posting) and need help  
> setting up
> IMAP.  I would like the IMAP connection to run roughly like the POP  
> connection in at least these ways:
>  * Messages are received from all folders of my account

Standard IMAP behaviour.

>  * Messages are deleted from the server when downloaded

Nope, that is not IMAP.  Not doing that is the point of IMAP.  If you  
want that you are going to need to fetchmail to a maildir hierarchy -  
or something else wizardly.

My advice is let IMAP be IMAP, use it as IMAP, and be happy.

>  * Composed messages are copied to my local "Sent" folder when sent  
> or to other
>    local folders as indicated in the sent message filters.

Where to save the sent folder is a preference of the mail account;   
that can be local or remote - you just pick it.

> Also, more generally, what do the various options shown on the
>     Edit->Preferences->(Account)->Edit->Receiving Email
> popup mean?

I do not understand the question.