[sylpheed:33270] Re: Replying to Sent address

[Bob White]

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:45:25 +0100
Pavlos Parissis <pavlos.parissis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:28:05 -0600
> Bob White <bob at bob-white.com> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > > Unfortunately, this doesn't work on Gmail IMAP, doing right click on mails in
> > > the Sent folder doesn't give you that option. I guess sylpheeds checks the
> > > folder type and if it is "send" folder then you get that option.
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Pavlos
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Pavlos,
> > 
> > I don't know much about Gmail or IMAP.  I wonder if the problems is
> > related to the sent email not being on the local machine.  
> > 
> > Under "Common Preferences"->"Send" do you have "save sent messages to
> > outbox" checked?  If you can get the sent messages saved to a folder on
> > the local machine, the "re-edit" might work from that folder.  I
> > wouldn't guarantee that checking that option would do what you want
> > either. :)
> I have been using this option to have my send mail on one location(Gmail send folder) regardless from where i send the mail(Sylpheed or GMail web).
> I will try to set the gmail folfer sent as "Sent" folder and see how it works.
> 
> > 
> > It would defeat some of the reasons for using IMAP though.
> Like?
> 
> 
Like accessing your sent folder from a different computer.  As I say,
I don't use IMAP and don't know if it can be set up to do what I was
suggesting.

Bob W.