KMail & IMAP

[Peter Lewis]

On Monday 08 October 2007 09:45:25 Steve Lamb wrote:
> Peter Lewis wrote:
> > Are you using (standard) IMAP or "disconnected" IMAP?
>
>     I don't know.  I wager I'd want to use standard since I am connected =
> and
> not roaming around disconnected.  How would I check?

If you go into the accounts configuration screen (Settings->Configure 
Kmail->Accounts), it will say "cachedimap" if it's "disconnected".

Personally, I've only ever used disconnected IMAP, since it handles the fact 
that it might not be continually connected to the IMAP server, and therefore 
keeps a local copy of the messages on the machine. Therefore, if your 
connection goes down, you still have access to your messages. For me, this is 
the real benefit of IMAP. It's not really to do with roaming.

I used the (standard) IMAP resource once, but it didn't quite seem to work the 
way I expected (that was a while ago though). Disconnected IMAP on the other 
hand has worked well for years.

AFAIK there isn't a way to switch an account from IMAP to disconnected IMAP, 
so you might have to remove the account and create a new one. When it asks 
you what type of server to use, select "disconnected IMAP" rather than 
just "IMAP".

BTW, this is all from my own experiences and I'm not a kmail developer, so 
someone who is might be able to correct some of this.

HTH!

Pete.