Re: IMAP filtering (like pop filtering in kmail 1)

On Monday 03 September 2012 08:46 Andras Mantia wrote:
> Xavier Brochard wrote:
> > So minimal datas could be used, even in online IMAP mode, to apply this
> > sort of filters and decide to retrieve or not the full message. Now that
> > kmail can be used on a variety of devices (desktop, netbook, phones and
> > tablet), I think it make sense. This approach would allow people to
> > synchronize only recent messages.
> 
> KMail2 actually downloads only what is really needed for filtering (at least
> in 4.9, but I guess that was the case also in 4.8.5). The  prolbem is in
> this "what is really needed". Some information is available in th email's
> Envelope, that is always downloaded for IMAP. Date, Subject, From. Some
> need the full header (e.g List-Id). If something not available in the
> headers is needed, the full mail is downloaded.

I wasn't aware that it did conditional download from 4.9. Will test it and see 
how it works :-)

-- 
Med venlig hilsen / Best Regards

Thomas Tanghus Olsen
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