I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to
access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
mechanic <[email protected]> wrote:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to
access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
From the main menu, S > L > A to add a collection. There's
some trial and error involved. Don't forget to include your user name (probably an email address) to provide credentials to the IMAP server, user=
The .pinerc entry is folder-collections, which is a comma-separated
list.
If it works right, then you'll see the whole list under L from the main
menu but understand that there will be a noticeable delay as each server
is contacted.
Note also that there's no standard names for certain system folders,
like Spam and Saved-msgs and Draft. For instance, I have "Bulk Mail" on
one server and "Junk" on another.
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:43:26 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman wrote:
mechanic <[email protected]> wrote:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to >>>access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
From the main menu, S >L >A to add a collection. There's
some trial and error involved. Don't forget to include your user name >>(probably an email address) to provide credentials to the IMAP server, user=
Yes I know that.
The .pinerc entry is folder-collections, which is a comma-separated
list.
If it works right, then you'll see the whole list under L from the main >>menu but understand that there will be a noticeable delay as each server
is contacted.
Just the one server involved.
I can get the list of collections but maybe I've put the wrong
detail in 'Path' in the folder collection edit screen -
I've the
same entry under Server as in the default collection that points to
INBOX, what I need is a pointer to 'mailboxes in the rest of the
server outside INBOX' - if that's clear? Thanks for the response!
Maybe it depends on the server - I've no idea which type it is.
Note also that there's no standard names for certain system folders,
like Spam and Saved-msgs and Draft. For instance, I have "Bulk Mail" on
one server and "Junk" on another.
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP clients.
In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside INBOX. which do
not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have ended up there rather
than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in the pinerc file. I can't see
how to get these 'outsider' email folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to access them in order to move items
into INBOX./savemail, or whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but what's the Alpine way?
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to
access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
Am 20.01.2022 um 17:26 schrieb mechanic:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to
access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
The entry for the folder collection in my pinerc looks like the following:
folder-collections="Collection name" {server/user=xxx/ssl}[]
This collection shows the INBOX and all folders at the same level as the inbox (in parallel to the INBOX).
Hope that helps,
Holger
On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:58:25 +0100, in comp.mail.pine you wrote:
Am 20.01.2022 um 17:26 schrieb mechanic:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP
clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside
INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have
ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to >>>access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
The entry for the folder collection in my pinerc looks like the following:
folder-collections="Collection name" {server/user=xxx/ssl}[]
This collection shows the INBOX and all folders at the same level as the >>inbox (in parallel to the INBOX).
folder-collections="Posteo.de folders" >{posteo.de/user=******@posteo.de/tls}INBOX.[],
all_folders {posteo.de/user=*****@posteo.de/tls}/[[]][]
-- that's one entry for the original default INBOX folders and a
second one that I tried various settings for but without success.
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP clients.
In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside INBOX. which do
not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have ended up there rather
than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in the pinerc file. I can't see
how to get these 'outsider' email folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to access them in order to move items
into INBOX./savemail, or whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but what's the Alpine way?
mechanic <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:58:25 +0100, in comp.mail.pine you wrote:
Am 20.01.2022 um 17:26 schrieb mechanic:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP >>>>clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside >>>>INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have >>>>ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email
folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to >>>>access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but
what's the Alpine way?
The entry for the folder collection in my pinerc looks like the following:
folder-collections="Collection name" {server/user=xxx/ssl}[]
This collection shows the INBOX and all folders at the same level as the >>>inbox (in parallel to the INBOX).
folder-collections="Posteo.de folders" >>{posteo.de/user=******@posteo.de/tls}INBOX.[],
all_folders {posteo.de/user=*****@posteo.de/tls}/[[]][]
-- that's one entry for the original default INBOX folders and a
second one that I tried various settings for but without success.
"[[]][]" doesn't make sense. Try "[]"
To access Gmail pseudofolders, I use "[[Gmail]]/[]" but that's probably
not the model the site you are access uses.
Also, verify that the site wants tls and not ssl.
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022, mechanic wrote:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP clients.
In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside INBOX. which do
not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have ended up there rather
than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in the pinerc file. I can't see
how to get these 'outsider' email folders to show up in the folder
collections page - I would like to access them in order to move items
into INBOX./savemail, or whatever. I guess I could make these changes in
Claws Mail, but what's the Alpine way?
Something I've been wondering is why there is a slash "/" after "INBOX."
That does not make much sense to me. You should be accessing
INBOX.savemail, not INBOX./savemail. Who is adding the slash there, you
or Alpine?
Thank you.
On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:02:47 -0000 (UTC), in comp.mail.pine you
wrote:
mechanic <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:58:25 +0100, in comp.mail.pine you wrote:
Am 20.01.2022 um 17:26 schrieb mechanic:
I notice the mail folder displays are different in various IMAP >>>>>clients. In Claws Mail for instance I have some mailboxes outside >>>>>INBOX. which do not show up in Alpine. Some saved email items have >>>>>ended up there rather than in INBOX./savemail which is defined in
the pinerc file. I can't see how to get these 'outsider' email >>>>>folders to show up in the folder collections page - I would like to >>>>>access them in order to move items into INBOX./savemail, or
whatever. I guess I could make these changes in Claws Mail, but >>>>>what's the Alpine way?
The entry for the folder collection in my pinerc looks like the following: >>
folder-collections="Collection name" {server/user=xxx/ssl}[]
This collection shows the INBOX and all folders at the same level as the >>>>inbox (in parallel to the INBOX).
folder-collections="Posteo.de folders" >>>{posteo.de/user=******@posteo.de/tls}INBOX.[],
all_folders {posteo.de/user=*****@posteo.de/tls}/[[]][]
-- that's one entry for the original default INBOX folders and a
second one that I tried various settings for but without success.
"[[]][]" doesn't make sense. Try "[]"
To access Gmail pseudofolders, I use "[[Gmail]]/[]" but that's probably
not the model the site you are access uses.
Also, verify that the site wants tls and not ssl.
Thanks Adam, after trying various settings again I put the '[]' into
the 'Folder Collection Edit' screen and restarted Alpine; this
worked ok.
Checking that screen after restart the system deleted the
Path line but the pinerc file now shows the collections line as
quoted above, and these extra folders now show up.
I'm not sure where these other mailboxes came from, I suspect they
are due to other email clients I've used, with the same server
setup. A few items in one of these but nothing of consequence.
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