kmail questions

[Art Alexion]

Derek Broughton wrote:

>Art Alexion wrote:
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>>I am thinking of switching from Thunderbird to kmail/kontact.  
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>Smart man :-)
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>>   2. While it is nice that I can set up different identities connected
>>      to different POP accounts, I can't find any way or documentation
>>      on how to switch identities "on the fly", that is, on an ad hoc
>>      per message basis.
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>While editing a message, click on the View menu and check Identity.  Then
>you have a drop down list of identities to choose from.
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I found another way.  Right click on message composer toolbar and add an 
identities button.  the Button toggles the appearance of a drop-down 
list where an identity can be chosen.



>>   4. During the transition, I would like to share mail folders between
>>      kmail and Thunderbird so that all mail is collected in the same
>>      place.  That is, I am not talking about importing the mail at this
>>      time, but rather having both MUAs accessing the same folders.  Is
>>      this possible?  Is there a good how-to?
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>If thunderbird uses maildirs, easy.  Add an account, of type Maildir, and
>point it to the right directory.  You can NOT have two processes access an
>mbox.  Just Don't Do It :)  Alternatively, run an imap server, and point
>both mail programs at it (or practically any other mail program).
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Just so I am clear, do I add the Maildir account to kmail or thunderbird?

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