Re: preferred method of using imap/mutt

[Ric Otte <ric@otte.ucsc.edu>]

On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 02:33:19PM +0100, Dick Davies wrote:
> On 07/10/05, Ric Otte <ric@otte.ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 07:46:43PM -0400, Ryan Claycamp wrote:
> > > On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 at 2211 -0700, John L Fjellstad wrote:
> > > >Best solution for filtering is probably what Roberto suggested. If
> > > >that's impossible, you should look into offlineimap.  Basically, it
> > > >syncs your local Mail with the IMAP.  Since it's IMAP, any changes you
> > > >do on the local end gets changed on the server. It's especially nice
> > > >solution for laptops (where you don't always have your net connection,
> > > >but you still want access to your email).
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the tip on offlineimap.  I recently purchased a laptop and
> > > was using IMAP on my old computer so I would have a constant place for
> > > it.  Offlineimap does a great job so far.
> > >
> > I haven't gotten offlineimap working yet, but am not convinced that
> > "any changes you do on the local end get changed on the server."
> > I looked at the website for offlineimap and it looks to me as if it is
> > saying that if you create a new mail folder locally, it will not
> > create it on the server.  Since I sometimes make new mailfolders on my
> > machine, this might be a problem for me.  Am I correct about this?
> 
> Mutt can create folders on the IMAP server (like any other imap client),
> so why would you ever want to make local ones anyway?
> 
If I was working offline, I might want to make some new folders, and
then use offlineimap to duplicate this onto the server.  That is what
I don't think is possible (but I could be wrong).