[Users] email message storage location

[Dave Howorth]

On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:36:46 +0100
Ralf Mardorf via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> on Linux, in Claws you have got a parent folder 'Some Name (MH)'. For
> me it's 'Claws Mail (MH)' containing all POP accounts related folders.
> 
> I've got two Linux installs using the same release of Claws, compiled
> with the same flags, but against different versions of dependencies.
> Sharing the mails by a link never failed.
> 
> [rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ ls
> -l /mnt/moonstudio/home/weremouse/Claws\ Mail lrwxrwxrwx 1
> rocketmouse users 42 Oct  6  2015
> '/mnt/moonstudio/home/weremouse/Claws Mail' ->
> '/mnt/archlinux/home/rocketmouse/Claws Mail'
> 
> They also share
> 
> [rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ ls
> -al /mnt/moonstudio/home/weremouse/.{bogofilter,claws-mail}
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 rocketmouse users 43 Oct  6
> 2015 /mnt/moonstudio/home/weremouse/.bogofilter
> -> /mnt/archlinux/home/rocketmouse/.bogofilter lrwxrwxrwx 1
> rocketmouse users 43 Oct  6
> 2015 /mnt/moonstudio/home/weremouse/.claws-mail
> -> /mnt/archlinux/home/rocketmouse/.claws-mail

I don't know what system Ralf is using but I believe that POP3 mail is
by default stored in $HOME/Mail. That is stated to be the default in
$HOME/.claws-mail/accountrc.tmpl The information doesn't seem to be
widely documented, for some reason.


> Regards,
> Ralf
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