Comments on: Two black marks, one elephant stamp http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/03/29/mailapp-two-gripes-and-a-bouquet/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sjk http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/03/29/mailapp-two-gripes-and-a-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 sjk Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:41:15 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/03/29/mailapp-two-gripes-and-a-bouquet/#comment-2244 I'm almost certain Apple Mail totally ignores IMAP server threading and uses its own mysterious method of client threading. I'm currently basing that on crude examination of the Message framework with output from: <code>strings /System/Library/Frameworks/Message.framework/Versions/Current/Message</code> One of my IMAP server supports: THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT ... but neither of those strings show up in the Message framework output while many other IMAP capabilities can be found there. One of these days I'll enable Mail debugging and hopefully get a better understanding of the IMAP client/server interaction. I’m almost certain Apple Mail totally ignores IMAP server threading and uses its own mysterious method of client threading. I’m currently basing that on crude examination of the Message framework with output from:

strings /System/Library/Frameworks/Message.framework/Versions/Current/Message

One of my IMAP server supports:

THREAD=REFERENCES
THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT

… but neither of those strings show up in the Message framework output while many other IMAP capabilities can be found there.

One of these days I’ll enable Mail debugging and hopefully get a better understanding of the IMAP client/server interaction.

]]> By: Ian Eiloart http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/03/29/mailapp-two-gripes-and-a-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Ian Eiloart Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:54:40 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/03/29/mailapp-two-gripes-and-a-bouquet/#comment-2043 One reason Mail can't split threads is that threading is often performed by the IMAP server, not by Mail. One reason Mail can’t split threads is that threading is often performed by the IMAP server, not by Mail.

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