Curious kmail question

[Andy Green]

Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 01:53:02PM +0100, Andy Green wrote:
>> Chris G wrote:
>>
>>>>>> I guess I could export this as well -
>>>>>> but is there any other (simple) solution?
>>>>> Yup.  Use IMAP instead of NFS.
>>>> Doesn't IMAP download the email to the local machine?
>>>>
>>> Not unless you specifically copy mail to local folders, no.  By
>>> default all you IMAP mail (in folders if you have created them) is
>>> kept on the server.
>> The clients pull the list of mails that exist, and can decide to cache 
>> mails that you have read, but should leave everything on the IMAP server.
>>
> Unless, as I said, you explicitly copy it.  In Thunderbird you can
> have local folders as well as the folders on your IMAP server, mail
> can be copied backwards and forwards to your heart's content.

Sure, not trying to correct you.  Just giving a different way to 
understand the process of what an IMAP server can be expected to do for 
the OP, since I was replying for a different reason.

-Andy