Re: Need help switching to IMAP

[Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)]

David Maslen <david.maslen@iname.com> writes:

> Looks to me as though if I were to use imap, I would have to do
> it as if it were pop, because I rely heavily on my nnmail-splitting.

No, there is nnimap-split-rule which is similar to
nnmail-split-methods.  But I think there is no analogue to
nnmail-split-fancy in nnimap.

> I used to use procmail to split mail, but converted the rules to gnus,
> as I preferred to keep it all within xemacs in case one day I find
> myself with a windows desktop.

Some IMAP servers support Sieve, a server-side language for specifying
mail splitting.  It is less powerful than procmail in that it only
allows you to put a message into a folder, or to send it back, or to
delete it, or to send a message back.  I use Sieve with the Cyrus IMAP
server and I'm quite happy with it.

kai
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