From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0655515808B for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2024 06:16:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 103FDE29F5; Fri, 4 Oct 2024 06:16:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.hosts.co.uk (smtp.hosts.co.uk [85.233.160.19]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C5010E29EA for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2024 06:16:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from host86-158-182-12.range86-158.btcentralplus.com ([86.158.182.12] helo=[192.168.1.99]) by smtp.hosts.co.uk with esmtpa (Exim) (envelope-from ) id 1swbc5-000000000b0-2Fbi for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:16:29 +0100 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 07:16:27 +0100 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone here use Proton email service? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <6a1bf73e-d7ab-e9ea-20ea-e174190b300c@gmail.com> <7719600.EvYhyI6sBW@rogueboard> <2701277.BddDVKsqQX@rogueboard> Content-Language: en-GB From: Wols Lists In-Reply-To: <2701277.BddDVKsqQX@rogueboard> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: d0b1b8aa-921f-44de-9f1f-d444415065a9 X-Archives-Hash: c0e821bd245aa6b8ede1c0126aa7767f 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