Re: oe downloads imap mail
From: Serhan BAKIR (serhan_at_stand.com.tr)
Date: 07/26/04
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:09:24 +0300
Hi,
I think I found a way round to solve this particular storage problem. As
before mentioned when opened or read, the mail is downloaded to the local
mail folder even if the synchronization is configured for headers only.
Synchronization for headers only works when you do not read or open the mail
messages so I thought that deleting local mail files manually will do the
trick. A batch file scheduled to delete the specific OE dbx files monthly
will save up the space for unnecessary mail storage. After deleting that
files OE again downloads the headers but as you are done with that mail, the
body won't be downloaded again for every user. I wanted to share this, it
may be useful for anybody else using OE for imap accounts. Thanx anyway
"Serhan BAKIR" <serhan@stand.com.tr>, iletide şunu yazdı
news:ew4plDEcEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Thanks for your comprehensive answers but surprisingly synchronizing
headers
> did nothing different then synchronizing bodies. Let me explain the
> situation clearly: I'm running a mail server and a separate terminal
server
> on the same network. Terminal users use OE for a shared imap account. When
> they run OE to check email, every single mail is downloaded for a number
of
> users to their personal mail folders on terminal server. So let me say 1mb
> of incoming email consumes 20mb on user folders and another 1mb on the
mail
> server. This means a huge loss of harddisk space for nothing. I've changed
> the synchronization setting to headers for all imap folders but when the
new
> mail is viewed it's directly downloaded to local folder permanently and
kept
> there till the time it's deleted from server. It is really annoying; I
> thought that running an email server and accessing it by imap protocol
would
> leave all the mail storage issues to the mail server. Do I misunderstand
> something about imap or is that just it. It would be great if I could use
it
> just like web based mail. I mean download mail temporarily just to view it
> and delete locally when you are done with that mail as if you are using
> hotmail. Is there any way to do what I've mentioned? Thanx.
>
>
>
> "N. Miller" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>, haber iletisinde
sunlari
> yazdi:MPG.1b69a82373682d7998a225@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > In article <#Tl5f99bEHA.2812@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Serhan BAKIR says...
> >
> > > I'm using outlook express to check email from an imap account. I've
> figured
> > > out that OE not just shows the headers but downloads all of the
e-mails
> > > completely to the hard drive and keeps a copy of them.
> >
> > If you synchronize the email, yes, it does that. Or do you mean to say
> that
> > it is deleting the messages from the server?
> >
> > > - It's the same as using a pop3 account so what is the difference of
pop
> and
> > > imap?
> >
> > POP3 deletes messages from the server, IMAP doesn't.
> >
> > > - And how do I make OE behave like a webmail.
> >
> > You don't; MSOE is a mail client. It keeps copies of email in local
> storage.
> > As long as the original message remains on the server, then things are
> > working as they should be.
> >
> > > - How do I prevent OE from downloading and keeping copies of e-mails
> from an
> > > imap account.
> >
> > Don't synchronize the account.
> >
> > > - I'm using several different computers to check that account and I
want
> to
> > > keep e-mails at the server side, not on every computer that I use.
How??
> >
> > From the root folder of the account, your right side pane should show
the
> > "subscribed" folders. It should also show the synchronization settings
for
> > those folders. Across the top of that pane should be three buttons
> labeled:
> >
> > "Synchronize Account", "IMAP Folders", and "Settings".
> >
> > For each folder, change the settings from "All Messages"; you have two
> > choices: "New Messages" and "Headers only". Using the "Headers only"
> setting
> > should make your IMAP folders behave as close to a Hotmail account as it
> > will get.
> >
> > > There is an option to automatically view the message or not, when
> selected
> > > from preview pane... but that's not the solution because when viewed,
OE
> > > downloads the message permanently. Is there a way to configure OE to
> > > download the message bodies temporarily? Thanks for any answers and
> advices.
> >
> > I don't know about temporarily. I haven't experimented with all of the
> > settings, yet, either. Maybe try setting MSOE to purge the folders when
it
> > closes? Something like, synchronize the headers only, just read the ones
> you
> > want to read. Delete them when you are done, then close MSOE. With MSOE
> set
> > to purge the IMAP folders when it closes, the messages should be gone
the
> > next time you open MSOE. I think...{time to play...}
> >
> > --
> > Norman
> > ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> > ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> > ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
>
>
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