[sylpheed:37098] Re: Gmail question

[c. marlow]

On Sat, 2022-03-26 at 22:36 +0100, Javier wrote:
> HI,
> 
> I thought you already knew that Gmail hasn't a... "standard" folder
> structure and Gmail/Trash was the Gmail web interface Trash and
> Imap/Trash is a folder that they call it Imap/Trash to differentiate
> it.
> 
> When I was asking about the icon, I was asking about your Sylpheed
> tree folder interface. The folder that has the trash bin icon is the
> actual trash folder... for Sylpheed, so when you delete something
> from Sylpheed, it goes to that folder.
> 
> 
> Anyway, about getting with the times, you are not getting with the
> times by using some IMAP mail client (despite I never used it, I
> think Claws supports IMAP as well; and Sylpheed has the same OAuth
> problems).
> 
> If becomes true that enable 2 steps verification and creating an app
> password is enough for a mail client to work, you could continue
> using you POP mail client if you prefer it, are more used or just
> makes your workflow better.
> 
> IMAP has the benefit that you control the folders on server (even
> with Gmail weird folder structure), and not only the inbox folder as
> happens with a POP mail client.
> 
> Have that in mind.
> 
> You are not forced to use IMAP (I still use POP, depending of I need
> on that moment). IMAP has been always desired over decades until
> finally all mail services (free) started to offer it a few years ago.
> 
> Regards.
> 


Thanks! 

Chris