Re: [gentoo-user] Anyone here use Proton email service?

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On 03/10/2024 12:33, Michael wrote:
> Usually this is a POP3 setting.  Instead of deleting a message from the server
> once it is downloaded by your client, you can configure it to delete the
> downloaded message with some delay.  With IMAP4 you have to delete the
> messages from the server yourself and such deletion will be mirrored on your
> local storage too.  Deleted message will be gone, unless you have copied/
> archived such messages to a local folder first.

Don't confuse the poor lad. POP3 (typically) downloads the message and 
uses local mail client for storage. IMAP4 leaves everything on a mail 
server.
> 
> Think of IMAP4 and its associated MAILDIR folders storage structure as being
> similar to using a file manager (e.g. Dolphin).
> 
> 
>> Then I only
>> have the local copy with Dovecot or whatever.  This would seem to be the
>> easiest way to use any mail program I want.  I really need to switch
>> from Seamonkey.

Yup. That's what you want as far as I can tell.

> Ah!  This a new requirement.  We started from I don't like Google snooping
> through my messages, to arrive at I am looking for a different email desktop
> client.

Dale's been talking about this for ages. Possibly just didn't mention it 
this thread, but it's been obvious to me he wanted a client-agnostic 
solution.

Cheers,
Wol