Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone here use Proton email service?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Wols Lists wrote:
> On 03/10/2024 12:33, Michael wrote:
>> Usually this is a POP3 setting.  Instead of deleting a message from
>> the server
>> once it is downloaded by your client, you can configure it to delete the
>> downloaded message with some delay.  With IMAP4 you have to delete the
>> messages from the server yourself and such deletion will be mirrored
>> on your
>> local storage too.  Deleted message will be gone, unless you have
>> copied/
>> archived such messages to a local folder first.
>
> Don't confuse the poor lad. POP3 (typically) downloads the message and
> uses local mail client for storage. IMAP4 leaves everything on a mail
> server.
>>
>> Think of IMAP4 and its associated MAILDIR folders storage structure
>> as being
>> similar to using a file manager (e.g. Dolphin).
>>
>>
>>> Then I only
>>> have the local copy with Dovecot or whatever.  This would seem to be
>>> the
>>> easiest way to use any mail program I want.  I really need to switch
>>> from Seamonkey.
>
> Yup. That's what you want as far as I can tell.
>
>> Ah!  This a new requirement.  We started from I don't like Google
>> snooping
>> through my messages, to arrive at I am looking for a different email
>> desktop
>> client.
>
> Dale's been talking about this for ages. Possibly just didn't mention
> it this thread, but it's been obvious to me he wanted a
> client-agnostic solution.
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
>
>


Exactly.  At some point, I expect Seamonkey to stop working and I'll be
forced to use other software.  Right now, I have no idea what that will
be.  I used Kmail ages ago.  It developed issues and I switched to
Seamonkey, back then Seamonkey was like Firefox or Chrome today.  I also
a while back test drove Thunderbird.  One would think it is the closest
to Seamonkey but it's different.  I think at some point waaaaaaay back
it was the same but has since been developed enough that it is a
different thing entirely. 

I think if I can get something local, Dovecot maybe, then I can switch
from Gmail more easily and then just test drive email software until I
find one I like.  Email is so complicated that at times it is hard to
know where to start.  I think, might be wrong, setting up Dovecot first
and then I can switch providers later, just add account to Dovecot, and
then switch email software until I find one I like once that is done.  I
could start with the IMAP thing and then switch to pop if I needed too. 
One thing I like about current setup, I have folders and filters. 
Everything gentoo-user goes into a gentoo-user folder.  Things I order
from Ebay goes into a Ebay folder.  I have sub folders for things I
don't get emails from to often.  I'd like to do the same with IMAP but
I'm not real sure how IMAP works.  I need to go find a video on Youtube
or something. 

Right now, this is like cutting that tree that was about 3 feet from my
house.  I want to cut it because of the falling limbs but it could fall
on my house when I cut it and really tear up things.  Once I got
everything hooked up to the tree, I felt better about cutting it.  For a
while tho, the thought of cutting that tree was scary.  It's getting
started since I'm clueless on this thing that makes me nervous.  :/  I
may blow up Google or something.  Wait . . . .  I better not ask that
question.  ;-)  They snoop.  LOL 

Once I get started, maybe this will go smoothly this time.  Just maybe. 

Dale

:-)  :-)