Disable storing sent message on IMAP when SMTP server does this automatically
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Description
Expected behavior
Have only 1 copy of sent messages
Actual behavior
There is 2 copies of sent messages
This is not exactly problem of the Mail app.
This exact problem is presented on a lot of mail clients (thunderbird, mailspring)
On thunderbird can be solved by Disabling to keep a copy of sent message to Sent folder.
I think what is happening is.
You send a message, mailApp puts a copy on Sent folder
Outlook server ALSO places a copy on Sent folder after forwarding the message
Local copy synced to server and Server copy synced to Local
and you end up with 2 sent copies.
So, an option like this will probably fix it.
- Keep a copy of sent message to sent folder
Mail app
Mail app version: 1.9.4
Mailserver or service: Outlook
Server configuration
Operating system: Unraid
Web server: Nginx
Database: PostgreSQL
PHP version: 7.4.15
Nextcloud Version: 20.0.8
Client configuration
Browser: Chrome 89
Operating system: Windows10
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the sent-message handling and settings entry points, then verify the Outlook scenario described in the issue. Done means users can disable keeping a local sent-message copy so only the server-created copy remains.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100