Grant Edwards wrote:
And how do I configure Mutt to use download/sync IMAP?
Mutt isn't really intended to "download/sync IMAP" (I presume
you're referring to offline usage). Mutt is intended to be
used online -- to be connected to an IMAP server while you're
using it.
The whole point of IMAP is that you don't download all your
mail. You leave it on the server. I've read about MUAs who
are supposed to maintain a local mirror of all of the mail and
sync it periodically with the server, but I've never met
anybody who actually uses IMAP that way.
I use IMAP that way. Nothing worse than trying to get stuff done on the
plane and not having access to the email though you can see all the
headers. Thunderbird allows you to choose folders for offline sync and
you can tell it to use all of them and automatically add new folders to
the offline sync list. Sucks the first time you sync a large maildir,
but much more useful if you're offline or traveling quite a bit.
If you're using Mutt I'd look into offlineimap
http://www.linux.com/feature/133834
kashani
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