10.4: Improve IMAP folder support in Mail.app

Dec 15, '06 07:30:03AM

Contributed by: dbingham

For a long time, I have had an issue in Mail.app where it would not check for new messages in subfolders of the INBOX on my IMAP accounts. I typically have server-side rules that filter mail into various folders, and the only way to see if mail had arrived in those folders was to actually go click on the folder and wait for it to sync.

In order to fix this problem, I wrote a free bundle for Mail.app called IMAPCheck that changes the way it checks for new mail in IMAP accounts. Now, instead of just checking the INBOX for new headers, it actually does a full sync every time. This allows me to get new mail notifications automatically, the way it should be. More information on the bundle is available via the above link.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, but please note the caution on the author's page: Note that this could increase the amount of traffic going between you and your IMAP server significantly. I've marked the hint 10.4-only, as that's all that the bundle has been tested against; if you try it on an earlier release and it works, please post a comment to that effect.]

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