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Package:           kmail
Version:           1.4 (using KDE 3.0.0 )
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    Mandrake Linux 8.2 i586 - Cooker
Compiler:          gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.18-6mdk
OS/Compiler notes: 

For many people still changing regularly from Windows to Linux it would be very nice to improve mail folder compatibility (i.e. sharing) with Netscape. I have tried to do it but it is quite painful even though sharing the folders is easy since you can make your Windows mail directory visible to Linux and link ~/Mail to it.
More specifically I'd REALLY like the following:
- ignore files ending in .snm (Netscape summary files). I think it is very unlikely that someone will call their folders this way when creating them manually!!
- accept directories named dir.sbd (Netscape directories) to allow using common hierarchical folders. At present it seems kmail's folder need to have a name of the form .dir.directory otherwise they are ignored which I think is not always ideal.
- do not complain saying it is impossible to create already existing Drafts or Trash folders. Currently to start kmail with ~/Mail pointing to the Windows directory where I strore my Netscape mail I need to delete these two folders manually before launching kmail!!

Aprt from that kmail works just fine. Keep up the excellent work!


Nicolas

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