[Users] Local folders for archived mails

Paul claws at thewildbeast.co.uk
Mon Mar 25 11:44:18 CET 2019


On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:36:19 +0000
Adrian <adrian at aeolian.org.uk> wrote: 

> I've tried setting up a local account but I can't make it show up.
> Configuration/Change current account to the local one has no effect,
> the normal IMAP account is the only one that's ever visible.  I also
> tried setting up a POP3 account but that doesn't seem to allow you to
> specify a local mail location.
> 
> Ideally these folders would be visible as within my default account,
> but simply be local and not mirrored on my IMAP server.

A Local account is for collecting msgs from the local spool, e.g.
/var/spool/mail.

What you want is to add an MH mailbox, (/File/Add mailbox/MH...), and
filter (or move or copy) them into a folder somewhere in the MH mailbox.

with regards

Paul



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