On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 17:25 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 09/27/06 15:34, Owen Heisler wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 15:09 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 09/27/06 14:05, Owen Heisler wrote: > >>> I think I've figured out how to get Evolution to work > >>> without using imap. > >> Using IMAP is definitely useful, though, since it breaks the link > >> between data and presentation. > > > > This is what I'm aiming for, but I don't really understand why IMAP > > needs to be in there. I'd like to use Evolution as a local GUI and mutt > > remotely, on the same maildir. I shouldn't really need to have > > something else between the MUA and maildir. > > I'm sure it's not *needed*, since fetchmail/postfix/spamassassin/ > maildrop doesn't even mention IMAP... :) > > The Courier people do an excellent job of manipulating Maildirs. > And since IMAP, *is* a standard Access Protocol, and I'm a Linux > kinda guy, I use an open standard method of accessing mail!
And, using IMAP, I can keep my mail in ~/Maildir only and access it with whatever MUA I want? If so, I may end up trying it out. > Gosh, I feel so morally superior. Heh, heh, no kidding -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
