One aggravation when using Thunderbird AND Mail.app together on an IMAP
account is making sure that they use the same folder for sent messages.
By default, Thunderbird wants to put it in INBOX/Sent while
Mail.app wants to put it in INBOX/Sent Messages. Mail.app under Tiger
does not seem to let you set the particular folder for sent messages. It
only defaults to Sent Messages for IMAP.
Luckily, Thunderbird is far more configureable so it allows you set the
particular folder for sent messages. Solution: Make sure Thunderbird
points to INBOX/Sent Messages for its version of the Sent folder
or else you’ll end up having issues like I had where the sent messages
for Thunderbird and Mail.app were different which caused quite a bit
of head scratching.
Quick notes for setting up Thunderbird to use the right folder
Tools -> Account Settings -> [Choose your account] -> Copies & Folders
Check When sending messages, automatically
‘Place a copy in:’
Other -> [Click on drop-down combo box and find INBOX/Sent Messages]
References:
Mail.app, IMAP, and Trash woes
(Didn’t work for me. Seems to be Panther only)
Setting a local IMAP archive of your mail on Tiger
(This is for setting up a local IMAP server on your machine so you can read
it from Thunderbird OR Mail.app. not applicable)
Details of Mail.app’s IMAP implementation
(Really only talks about mail folder sizes and not THAT much detail)
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