[Vtigercrm-developers] Webmail seems a bit wrong?

[David V.]

And (even better) try to provide a patch if you can.

David V.


2009/10/14 David V. <davidv.net at gmail.com>

> Alan,
>
> Maybe you should open a Trac ticket about this ?
>
> David V.
>
>
> 2009/10/12 Alan Lord (News) <alanslists at gmail.com>
>
> On 11/10/09 12:51, Stephen Mack wrote:
>> > I don't see technically how the system could place a "copy" in your sent
>> > folder unless it used that same exact system to "send" the email.  Since
>> > you are using another server to send the email, the best it can do is CC
>> > your system with a copy.
>>
>> Well it is using the "same system".
>>
>> When I use Thunderbird, it talks to my MUA server using IMAP (Dovecot)
>> and our MTA using SMTP. If I use a different computer (like my netbook
>> when I am on the road, over a 3G network) with TB or Evolution for
>> example exactly the same thing happens. Sent mails go in my sent folder
>> with the correct "to" address.
>>
>> When I configure the vtiger webmail interface it also uses IMAP to talk
>> to the MUA and SMTP for the MTA.
>>
>> All folders on my IMAP MUA are stored on the server so each and any
>> client I use remain synchronised.
>>
>> Unless I'm missing something here, I can't see any difference between a
>> desktop application using IMAP/SMTP and a web client using IMAP/SMTP. In
>> fact I have set up a webmail system using the Horde before, and that
>> wrote sent emails to the right place.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I would have to dig into a bunch of technical specs to see if you could
>> > fool the system, but I think that would be a very big no-no.  Having a
>> > system of record store that it sent a copy of the email when in fact it
>> > never did send it, another system did.
>> >
>> > Does that make sense?
>> >
>> > -- Stephen Mack
>> > Gerente de Ventas y Marketing
>> > Escuela Fronteras
>> > www.eFronteras.com <http://www.eFronteras.com>
>> > skype: eFronteras.Stephen
>> > Member of NAFSA & AmCham
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Alan Lord (News)
>> > <alanslists at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:alanslists at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     On 02/10/09 15:09, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
>> >      > Is it me or does the fact that when I send a mail from the
>> webmail
>> >      > interface a *copy* of the mail arrives in my inbox addressed to
>> me?
>> >      >
>> >      > I would really expect it appear in my sent box, not my inbox as
>> >     happens
>> >      > when I use a mail client like Thunderbird or the gmail webmail
>> >     interface
>> >      > for example.
>> >      >
>> >      > After all, I didn't send a mail to me. I sent it to someone
>> else...
>> >      >
>> >      > Cheers
>> >      >
>> >      > Alan
>> >
>> >     Any comments anyone?
>> >
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