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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    RE: [kde-linux] imap + kmail
From:       Ingo =?iso-8859-15?q?Kl=F6cker?= <kloecker () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-06-12 15:18:29
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Charles Marcus wrote:
> Ingo Klöcker wrote:
>> No. Currently filtering doesn't work with IMAP folders. Filtering
>> messages which are received by KMail via POP3/local inbox into IMAP
>> folders might be supported in a future version of KMail. But
>> filtering from IMAP to IMAP will not be supported because this
>> filtering has to be done on the IMAP server. Unfortunately there
>> isn't a widely supported standard for filtering on IMAP servers yet
>> (some servers support SIEVE). At some time in the future KMail might
>> be able to configure sieve filters on IMAP servers.
> 
> Hmmm.
> 
> Well, then how are Mozilla, Netscape and Sylpheed doing it??

Probably they download the messages from the IMAP server, filter them 
and then upload them again. But that's crazy. It would be much better 
to filter the mail directly on the IMAP server.

See
http://lists.kde.org/?l=kmail&m=102382164714280&w=2
for the TODO list of our filter guy.

Regards,
Ingo

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