[imp] Unexpected deletion of drafts in DIMP

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>
>> Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>>
>>> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>>>
>>>> Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>>>>
>>>>> This is a UI issue.  This is still a use for stationery - it  
>>>>> just needs to be easier to create stationery if necessary.  We  
>>>>> could also add an option (I think Thunderbird has this option)  
>>>>> to create a mail message from the contents of any existing  
>>>>> message.
>>>>
>>>> There already is the resume feature, isn't it?
>>>
>>> Only for messages marked as drafts.  We could probably use the  
>>> same backend machinery, but we still need to label it differently.  
>>>  Especially since resuming drafts should restore all recipients,  
>>> but 'create new message from message contents' shouldn't.
>>
>> How about allowing to store messages in the drafts folder without  
>> marking them as drafts. Those would be templates then.
>
> This is confusing.  All of our "special" mailboxes are single  
> purpose only - Drafts, Spam, Trash.  Having messages in a special  
> mailbox that might be treated differently depending on an IMAP flag  
> is not good UI.
>
> I've thought about allowing marking of individual messages in any  
> mailbox as "templates" using an IMAP flag (i.e. 'imptemplate').  But  
> I am still unclear why stationery is not a better solution.
>
> On that same note, it would be really great if we would create a  
> special mailbox for stationery and store the data in there (instead  
> of in the prefs).  This would make the stationery messages available  
> for use in other mail programs.  The downside is that stationery  
> would no longer be available on POP3 servers (or servers that don't  
> allow folders).  But maybe that's ok... I have been moving to make  
> IMP a very basic POP3 viewer, but not providing any of the advanced  
> tools when using as a POP3 client.

That sounds like the most elegant solution to me. Another big  
advantage of saved messages above using stationery is the availability  
of saved message headers, like the OP mentioned.

Jan.

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