using Gnus/nnimap and other IMAP MUAs

using Gnus/nnimap and other IMAP MUAs

[Matt McClure]

When using Gnus with nnimap, is it possible to use other IMAP MUAs to
access my folders as well?  I know that Gnus really wouldn't like it if
I allowed other MUAs to write to my nnfolder groups since Gnus has to
add the X-Gnus-Article-Number header and update the active file.  Is
this also a limitation with nnimap?

I'd like to be able to use Gnus on the machines on which I can install
it and Netscape Messenger or a webmail interface on others.

Thanks.

-- 
Matt
http://www.faradic.net/~mmcclure/

Re: using Gnus/nnimap and other IMAP MUAs

[Amos Gouaux]

>>>>> On 16 Nov 1999 18:12:44 -0500,
>>>>> Matt McClure <matthew.mcclure.es.99@aya.yale.edu> (mm) writes:

mm> When using Gnus with nnimap, is it possible to use other IMAP MUAs to
mm> access my folders as well?

You probably want to address this to the nnimap list, but in general
I haven't run into too many problems.  You just have to remember
that nnimap treats messages flagged for deletion a bit differently
than other IMAP clients.  Basically I'll occasionally use another
client to read messages, but not delete them until I can cleanup
(delete/expire) with gnus later.

Amos

Re: using Gnus/nnimap and other IMAP MUAs

[Simon Josefsson]

Matt McClure <matthew.mcclure.es.99@aya.yale.edu> writes:

> When using Gnus with nnimap, is it possible to use other IMAP MUAs to
> access my folders as well?  I know that Gnus really wouldn't like it if
> I allowed other MUAs to write to my nnfolder groups since Gnus has to
> add the X-Gnus-Article-Number header and update the active file.  Is
> this also a limitation with nnimap?

Nope.