PopMan

Hello,

Some basic questions: How is the handling - adhering to standards - organized for imap mail accounts in MUAs? Is there - according to RFC - a default ("Posteingang") folder, which is checked automaticly at a request for new mails? Is it handled in this way, that the MUA requests just with 'are there new mails' without a folder name?

Some additional questions: If it is organized in this way, is it - on the other hand - possible to check a imap email account for new mails in a special folder? Is it possible - according to RFC - to check other folders than the default folder or more than one folder?

The problem: A VoIP provider (1und1.de) puts VoIPMessagebox messages in the subfolder "Sprachnachrichten" of the folder "Posteingang" of an imap account (I cannot change this). Popman checks the folder "Posteingang" for new mails. The subfolder "Sprachnachrichten" isn't checked. This is comprehensible but not very helpful in this case.

Feature request: Option in the imap mail account properties to configure a folder that has to check.

Best regards

Jochen

PopMan 1.3 Beta 11 provides an updated IMAP4rev1 plugin, that can be configured to use any mailbox you want: Open the account dialog and click on the "..." button right to the protocol combo box. In the parameters dialog click the "Default" button and change the parameter Mailbox accordingly:

Mailbox = "INBOX/Sprachnachrichten";
UseSearchCmd = "true";
Criteria = "UNSEEN UNDELETED";
IgnoreMailboxNotExisting = "true";
TLS = "true"

Note, that the standard Inbox folder is always called "INBOX". But your email client will show you the localized "Posteingang" in your case. Make sure to use the IgnoreMailboxNotExisting option, if the Sprachnachrichten subfolder is not always present but created when needed, so you won't get error message "mailbox does not exits".

Does it work for you?

Christian wrote:PopMan 1.3 Beta 11 provides an updated IMAP4rev1 plugin
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Does it work for you?

Yes, perfect.

Very nice idea to implement this feature in this open configurable way.

Very useful.

Thank you very much.

Jochen