[imp] suggestion

[Rich Lafferty]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 02:51:02PM +0200, Michel APPLAINCOURT (michel.applaincourt@it-optics.com) wrote:
> The functionnality I was guessing is :
> 
> - configure multiple accesses to multiple imap mailboxes

"Multiple accounts", I think you mean?

> - showing all the incoming messages into one sigle "pseudo-folder",
>   the mailbox originating the mailbox sould be shown (colour? image?
>   tag?)

While I could see multiple-account access being a Handy Thing, I'd say
that this would be a huge headache. What does it mean to move a
message to the inbox? IMAP doesn't disallow a client accessing
multiple accounts, so I don't see where a kludge like that would be
necessary (compared to letting the user see

   {mail.foo.com}INBOX
   {mail.foo.com}Mail/folder
   {mail.bar.com}INBOX
   {mail.bar.com}Mail.folder

and switch/move between them as they please.)

> - when answering a specific mail, using the mailer and the address 
>   corresponding to the mailbox.

This is independent of the number of IMAP accounts you know how to
access, though -- I get mail to a dozen accounts all in one IMAP
account, and would still like that feature. "Personalities", I think
some MUAs call it. 

But there's really no reason to overcomplicate "access to multiple
IMAP accounts". The tricky part there will be authentication, not
presentation.

  -Rich

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Subject: Re: [imp] suggestion

Zitat von Rich Lafferty <rich@horde.org>:

> On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 02:51:02PM +0200, Michel APPLAINCOURT
> (michel.applaincourt@it-optics.com) wrote:
> > - showing all the incoming messages into one sigle "pseudo-folder",
> >   the mailbox originating the mailbox sould be shown (colour? image?
> >   tag?)
> 
> While I could see multiple-account access being a Handy Thing, I'd say
> that this would be a huge headache. What does it mean to move a
> message to the inbox? IMAP doesn't disallow a client accessing
> multiple accounts, so I don't see where a kludge like that would be
> necessary (compared to letting the user see
> 
>    {mail.foo.com}INBOX
>    {mail.foo.com}Mail/folder
>    {mail.bar.com}INBOX
>    {mail.bar.com}Mail.folder
> 
> and switch/move between them as they please.)

I completely agree.
 
> > - when answering a specific mail, using the mailer and the address 
> >   corresponding to the mailbox.
> 
> This is independent of the number of IMAP accounts you know how to
> access, though -- I get mail to a dozen accounts all in one IMAP
> account, and would still like that feature. "Personalities", I think
> some MUAs call it. 

We already have the feature of "identities" (naming borrowed from outlook). And 
of course we will switch automatically to the corresponding indentity when 
replying to a message. This is just not yet implemented.

Jan.