From c2a1babf958cb98d7c16b0d901d94beeec20ff10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jani Nikula Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:31:47 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] update howto regarding maildir flag sync --- howto.mdwn | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/howto.mdwn b/howto.mdwn index d6ce893..12351d4 100644 --- a/howto.mdwn +++ b/howto.mdwn @@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ messages. ## **Sync notmuch tags and maildir flags** -notmuch has (since version 0.5) the ability to sync IMAP maildir flags -and respective tags in both directions. This feature is not enabled -by default, but it is simple to enable it with the 'notmuch config' -command: +notmuch has the ability to synchronize maildir flags and respective tags in both +directions. For more information on maildir flags see the [maildir +page](http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html), and for the respective tags see your +notmuch configuration file. This feature is enabled by default, but if you don't +need it, it is simple to disable it with the 'notmuch config' command: - $ notmuch config set maildir.synchronize_flags true + $ notmuch config set maildir.synchronize_flags false - -For more information on maildir flags see the -[maildir page](http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html). +The maildir flags may, in turn, be synchronized with IMAP flags by another tool, +such as offlineimap. For safety reasons, and because [[notmuch does not support delete operations|deleting]], notmuch does -- 2.43.0