nextcloud / nextcloud/mail

Move mails across accounts

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Description

Feature Request

A mail should be moved to a folder of another mailbox (with IMAP).

Summary

Currently, a mail can only be moved to a folder in the same mailbox. I have several mailboxes. One mailbox serves as an archive for certain mails. I would like to be able to move a mail from another mailbox to a folder in the archive mailbox.

Use case / example

Mailbox 1 = gmail.com
Mailbox 2 = me@myname.de

I receive a mail with important data in mailbox 1. I would like to keep this mail permanently. To do this, I move it to my IMAP mailbox 2.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing same-mailbox move flow and its IMAP handling. Determine how a destination mailbox and folder would be selected, then define the behavior for moving a message between accounts and verify it with the relevant mail tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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