[MlMt] Does MailMate mirror everything back to the server?

[Robert Goldman]

On 20 Feb 2018, at 0:13, Ron Britton wrote:

>> IMAP is better if you have more than one device.
>
> I know that's the standard use case, but it doesn't apply to me.  The 
> only
> reason I'm considering IMAP, is because MailMate has some features I 
> want.
>
> I have many hundreds of email addresses.  It's how I control spam.  It 
> looks
> like MailMate won't choke on that.  MM is also the only true 
> power-user's mail
> client that I've found.  It has a lot of flexibility and 
> customizability.
> That's all appealing, but it seems like the way I use email is more 
> compatible
> with the POP3 philosophy.
>
>> you can always run dovecot or some such on your laptop; you'll
>> then be speaking IMAP locally.
>
> I looked into that.  It seems complicated and prone to failure.  I'm 
> technical
> enough.  I know I could get it running, but that's a hassle.  
> Something could
> go wrong at an inopportune time.  I'd prefer to leave dovecot and mail 
> servers
> to the experts.

isync is an imap mirror local client that doesn't involve having to set 
up dovecot locally.  If you look for instructions for users of the 
"mutt" email client, you will find lots about it.