K-Mail in Kontact @ Kubuntu 10.10: IMAP and Address Book.

[Thomas Olsen]

On Friday 12 November 2010 09:17:00 Bas Roufs wrote:
> > * archiving and/ or deleting all the messages older than let's say 3
> > 
> > > months? * is it possible to prevent KMail from downloading the archive?
> > 
> > One thing to speed things up is to RMB-click on the GMail account, select
> > "Serverside subscription" and de-select the "All Mail" folder.
> 
> I have done so yesterday. Indeed, the synchronisation process seems to
> go slightly smoother. However, another 3 or 4 attempts overnight have
> 
> failed. Also taking into account this reaction:
> > I never had any luck with IMAP using evolution with gmail. So, I just
> > reverted back to pop. Ric
> 
> I focus now on archiving old messages I want to keep and deleting many
> irrelevant ones. After this, I will again try to sync via
> "disconnected IMAP" and get back to this forum with my experience.
> Respectfully yours,
> 
> Bas.

I don't have as much mail as you (<1GB in 25 folders) but it runs reasonably 
smooth with normal IMAP. Once in a while, but not very often, the KMail/GMail 
combo gets stuck but then it's just restarting the app.
I hope it will work out for you. I've been a happy KMail user for around a 
decade :-) 

-- 
Best regards / med venlig hilsen

Thomas Olsen

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