[oclug] Multiple account mail client wanted

[Brad Barnett]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:38:02 -0400
Doug Wilger <wilgerdj at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> KMail can separate the email into different folders / accounts.  If
> you're on an IMAP server, it will split things by default, if using POP3
> or local mailboxes, you can specify the delivery folder in the account
> settings (Change the delivery folder to something other than "Inbox" -
> you'll need to create the folder before setting up the account).  In my
> case, I have 3 accounts on my IMAP server, and they all appear
> separately.
> 

Actually, heh, I just looked at Sylpheed for that option, and it exists
too.


> Doug
> 
> On July 9, 2003 02:35 pm, Hugh Campbell wrote:
> > I need a Linux mail client that handles multiple accounts, but  keeps
> > the incoming mail in separate accounts.
> >
> > I am probably missing something easy and obvious, but the programs
> > that I have tried (Kmail, Sylpheed, probably Mozilla - can't remember)
> > all seem to mix the incoming mail from all accounts into a single
> > incoming mail box, at least unless I spend a lot ot time to filter
> > them into different folders.
> >
> > This probably makes sense for most people most of the time, but to me,
> > it creates problems, due to the nature of the way I am working - I am
> > monitoring different accounts for quite different purposes, and it is
> > really not workable unless I can easily keep these things separate.
> >
> > What have I missed?  What app should I be looking at?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Hugh
> 
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