[Evolution] Evo 2.0 + MailDir format
Not Zed
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Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:46:38 +0800
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On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 16:07 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just wondering if The developers of Evo will be thinking of supporting
> Maildir format directories again just like the 1.4x series.
> In the old 1.4x, it used to be so simple to change from a Maildir to a
> Mbox format, just with a right click.
Not this way, in any forseeable timeframe. The only practical way will
be to have an option when you first start up to select the global
storage format for all local folders, it wont be supported for
individual folders. And there are no concrete plans for it even in the
global form.
> Now, There is a workaround as I found on a post from guenther dated
> Jan-05-2005. The workaround is rather crude but works, it entails
> creating a separate Account, and making the "receiving server" to be
> maildir format directories.
Why is that crude? This is a better method since it exposes the data to
external applications as well. The other way was a bit silly as it was
entirely internal.
> I would like to go to the path of a Local IMAP server, but find that
> that might be overkill for a Laptop system. :-D
Why would that be any less crude than just setting up a 'local maildir' account?
> ps : The migration from 1.4x to 2.x was really eventful. Only thing now,
> is the pain in getting the Exchange GAL(addresbook) to work properly in
> the sense of the Addressbook Name sorting. eg: First, Last. Which is
> kind of kludgy, Asian names have 3 words
>
> Ow Mun Heng
> Ow - Surname, Last Name
> Mun Heng - First Name
>
> Its hard to distinguish from the address book who is whom since all I
> get is "Heng, Ow"
I think you have to edit the 'file as' entry manually.
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On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 16:07 +0800, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Hi All,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> Just wondering if The developers of Evo will be thinking of supporting</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Maildir format directories again just like the 1.4x series.</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">In the old 1.4x, it used to be so simple to change from a Maildir to a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Mbox format, just with a right click.</FONT>
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Not this way, in any forseeable timeframe. The only practical way will be to have an option when you first start up to select the global storage format for all local folders, it wont be supported for individual folders. And there are no concrete plans for it even in the global form.
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Now, There is a workaround as I found on a post from guenther dated</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Jan-05-2005. The workaround is rather crude but works, it entails</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">creating a separate Account, and making the "receiving server" to be</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">maildir format directories. </FONT>
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Why is that crude? This is a better method since it exposes the data to external applications as well. The other way was a bit silly as it was entirely internal.
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">I would like to go to the path of a Local IMAP server, but find that</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">that might be overkill for a Laptop system. :-D</FONT>
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Why would that be any less crude than just setting up a 'local maildir' account?
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">ps : The migration from 1.4x to 2.x was really eventful. Only thing now,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">is the pain in getting the Exchange GAL(addresbook) to work properly in</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">the sense of the Addressbook Name sorting. eg: First, Last. Which is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">kind of kludgy, Asian names have 3 words </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Ow Mun Heng</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Ow - Surname, Last Name</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Mun Heng - First Name</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Its hard to distinguish from the address book who is whom since all I</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">get is "Heng, Ow"</FONT>
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I think you have to edit the 'file as' entry manually.
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