Re: Evolution, a Maildir style mailbox, and folders

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 09/27/06 10:44, Owen Heisler wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 10:27 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 09/27/06 09:55, Owen Heisler wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 23:24 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 09/26/06 20:08, Owen Heisler wrote:
>>>>> I have set up a mail server using postfix and am using the maildir style
>>>>> mailbox at "~/.mail".  I have set up that account in Evolution and can
>>>>> view/delete messages from that mailbox.  I would like to create folders
>>>>> in the mailbox as well.  Is this possible with Evolution?  Is is
>>>>> possible with the Maildir mailbox style?
>>>> Sure.  Highlight the maildir "inbox" and right-click.
>>> Evolution won't let me.  The "New Folder" option is disabled.  If I try
>>> from another folder, then try to select the Inbox from the resulting
>>> dialog, it still won't let me.
>> Hmmm, it always worked for me.  But then, I never used Maildir
>> directly from Evo, but use IMAP.  Courier-IMAP, in turn, "talks
>> Maildir".
> 
> I guess I'll have to figure out how to get that working then.

There are some good web sites showing how to do it.


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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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