[Alpine-info] Re: Alpine - multiple accounts

[James Freer]

On 1 October 2011 21:25, James Freer <jrjfreer at gmail.com> wrote:

> [Using Linux Xubuntu 10.04 - Alpine 2.0]

>

> I've been learning Alpine and am unsure on a few things. I've googled

> and read a load but still have a query or two. I wanted to use Alpine

> for the speed (as i belong to a lot of mailing lists) which i regard

> as it's strongpoint compared with graphical email clients

> [Thunderbird, Evolution i find almost impossible to use these days].

> I've set up alpine with two AOL and two gmail email addresses

> (although i am shortly to cease using gmail).

>

> a] It seems to me that the first email address stores headers in

> 'mail' (directory in 'home') and the other accounts when accessed by

> 'Folder list' has the directories as on webmail. Is this correct? For

> the other accounts i was expecting the folders to be automatically

> listed like on Thunderbird etc which is the case but headers are not

> stored. Is the Collection in Alpine like one can collect using e.g. a

> gmail address collecting from another email address. I wanted to set

> up accounts independently storing headers as i'd used on Thunderbird.

>

> b] Roles. I've set up roles ok but when i send from the first email

> address the sent message goes to the Inbox not Sent box. Gmail is fine

> but probably because their labelling system is different i.e. 'All

> mail' contains inbox and sent mail.

>

> Thanks for your help... sorry if this seems common sense to most and

> i've just missed the point somehow. Managed to get sorting threads

> done this evening ok.

>

> james

>


a] I think i've found what i'm looking for regarding the additional accounts.

[snip]

> the other accounts i was expecting the folders to be automatically

> listed like on Thunderbird etc which is the case but headers are not

> stored.


What i thought was happening was that it was retrieving headers each
time i opened Alpine. I did the following which seems to have done
'the trick'.

Main menu--Configuration--[Advanced user's preferences section] marked
[ ] Save will not delete.

Further down in the configuration file under Pruning rule
marked [ ] Don't rename, don't delete
Exit setup and 'yes' to save settings

Grateful if someone could confirm/advise on these steps.

thanks
james