Re: [Evolution] Evolution and gmail

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

>       Also, I appreciate the discussion but it has gone off on a tangent. How
> can I convince Evolution that I want it to use gmail with POP?

If you are setting it up from scratch in Evolution, then I suspect that
it is picking up some old configuration. So I suggest you delete the
gmail account, shutdown Evolution completely, including all it's
factory processes ('evolution --force-shutdown') then look in
~/.config/evolution/sources for any source file that contains the
account details.  Review the file and if they are old, delete them. I
think that is OK to do, but you might want to wait for comments from
someone who knows better.

Alternatively, create a new Linux user and set up an account on that
(so you have a clean config) and see if it still misbehaves.  If it
does, then I suspect it is a bug.

Have you tried other mail clients to do it?

>       Also, I _know_ they are probably monitoring my incoming mail anyway;
> but at least this way I can use another SMTP server so my outgoing traffic
> doesn't go through their servers. 

Be careful doing that - sending out mail through something other than a
gmail server will possibly create DMARC/SPF errors.

> > I totally understand a desire for privacy and keeping data away from
> > the likes of Google, bit I think using POP for this reason brings
> > horses and stable doors to mind.
>
>       I'm not sure I understand the allegory;

"Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted"

>  but I'd rather not stay
> connected to a server to access my email. Having it stored locally and only
> connect to a server to send or receive fits my workflow better.
Sure, but you can do that with IMAP as well. But if you want to use POP
then do so.

P.