[MlMt] tags associated with messages

Robert Brenstein mailmate at learning-insights.eu
Mon Dec 2 14:22:16 EST 2024


Whether tags transfer to another device depends on the IMAP server. This 
was discussed in the past. Tags are not native to IMAP and special 
keywords are used to pass them on. Unfortunately, not all server 
programs support them or support them fully.

On 2 Dec 2024, at 18:04, Jeff Bullard via mailmate wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I followed [these 
> instructions](https://lists.freron.com/mailmate/2016-January/005542.html) 
> on the forum from 2016 for “syncing” the settings between two 
> devices (*i.e.*, copying the `.plist` files when MailMate is shut down 
> on both devices).  This worked for most things except that the 
> messages I have tagged on the source device are still not tagged on 
> the destination device.  Do I need to copy over the Database folder or 
> the Messages folder for that to work?
>
> Thanks
>
> —Jeff
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