[lug] grep as imap client?

[Dean Brissinger]

On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 10:31 -0700, Hugh Brown wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Ferdinand Schmid wrote:
> > On Thursday 03 March 2005 01:14, Daniel Webb wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > How does this work?  Do they use the IMAP search features?  I have found
> >
> > Many IMAP servers implement search functionality.  A smart IMAP client will
> > transmit the search request to the IMAP server and the server then performs
> > the search locally.
> 
> 
> The problem with the imap search functionality (based on my limited
> research) is that it is tied to an individual mailbox.  I've often wanted
> to search all of the subscribed folders (using grep foo *) or some such.
> I know evolution has the virtual folder functionality but it was pretty
> slow in the past and I've got users that want a terminal based option.


A smart client will issue a "search" across all mailboxes.  Usually a
"find" is also implemented for a single mailbox.  The short of it is,
pick a good client and it's matching IMAP server for best results.  You
can also use IMAP in a POP-like way by downloading message contents but
leaving attachments on the server (to make it faster).  The normal way
is to download headers only.  If you download messages you can search
them in your local cache.
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