On Wed, 2014-09-24 at 16:53 -0400, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > >> > There are no "real" folders in Gmail. It's a database. "Folders" are > >> > simply labels (which is why the same message can be in multiple > >> > "folders"). Possibly Trash is a special case of messages marked for > >> > deletion (as happens on IMAP servers), I wouldn't know. > >> > >> I meant "real" in terms of accessibility from IMAP, compared to the > >> labels/filters that can be created and aren't really part of IMAP at > >> all. > >> > >> So I moved the 260k messages I had in Trash to some folder called > >> [imap]/Trash, and as the name implies, I was then able to access them > >> using fetchmail. > > > > AFAIK they are all accessible from IMAP, however your IMAP client may > > not be subscribed to all of them. For example, I don't subscribe to the > > Gmail Trash folder (label) from Evolution because Evo has its own > > virtual Trash folder which is slightly different (it follows the > > canonical IMAP model, which strictly speaking Gmail doesn't). > > I'm pretty sure there are some folders that just aren't available. > There's also an option in Settings that allows you to select/unselect > which folders are visible to IMAP, and the general Trash folder is not > there, along with many other folders. > > "All Mail" is another folder that I just can't figure out how to access. I do see the Gmail Trash folder (and [IMAP]/Trash which is different and has nothing in it currently). I also see Drafts, Important, Starred and Sent Mail, but not Chats, Spam or All Mail, so they are clearly special cases. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
