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If exim4 is not installed install dma if you do not want / need exim4 and all that comes with it.

The default filter is sylfilter

Sylpheed mit Spamassassin
Spamassassin and Sylpheed

When you always want to see Bcc: in the compose window when starting a new message for an account change set_autobcc=0 to set_autobcc=1 for that account. Then this is active for all accounts.

If there are a lot of folders it can be hard to find a folder. Use in a terminal

find $HOME/Mail -type d -name "Folder name"

This is for the dutch situation so some texts are in dutch
This is tested with Sylpheed 3.5.1

• Login to your Gmail account
• Goto DisplayUnlockCaptcha
• Click on Doorgaan
• Login to your Gmail account or reload the Gmail tab to check if you are still logged in
• Now you should get Accounttoegang ingeschakeld Probeer opnieuw in te loggen op uw Google-account vanaf uw nieuwe apparaat of vanuit de nieuwe app.

For Google Sylpheed is not save enough so e-mail retrieval is blocked. This can be solved by

• Log in to your Gmail account
• Go direct to lesssecureapps
• Turn the selector after Apps met lagere beveiliging toestaan: UIT on (move it to the right, it becomes blue)
• There should be a new e-mail in your Gmail inbox with subject Access for less secure apps has been turned on
• Follow the instructions for IMAP or POP according to your needs to setup Sylpheed
  • Do not Use secure authentication (APOP) under Configuration | Edit accouunts… | Select your Gmail account and click on the edit button | Receive tab
  • Use POP in your e-mail client
  • Use IMAP in your e-mail client

See the Google page minder veilige apps toestemming geven voor toegang tot je account for more the information from Google

In order to get an attachment opened with the desired program it might be necessary to edit, as root,

/etc/mailcap

It might be neseccary to log out and log in again, or even to reboot, for the changes to take effect

Close Sylpheed
Edit the $HOME/.sylpheed-2.0/folderlist.xml file. Move all the lines between and including <folder type=“imap” … *** and </folder> to the desired position

Emails from threads are linked together with the In-Reply-To: tag

It is possible to switch between protocols by editing accountrc. Close Sylpheed first!
protocol=

• 0 POP3
• 3 IMAP
• 5 Local

• set_popport=0
• set_imapport=1
• set_smtpport=0

Meaning of the digits:

• 0 Default non encrypted port
• 1 Changed port in the tab “Advanced” option “Specify xxx port” (xxx: pop, imap or smtp)

See also port numbers

• ssl_pop=1
• ssl_imap=0
• ssl_nntp=0
• ssl_smtp=2

Meaning of the digits:

• 0 Don't use SSL
• 1 Use SSL for xxx connection (SMTP: port 465)
• 2 Use STARTTLS command to start SSL session (SMTP: port 587)

It is possible to add accounts by duplicating and changing the e-mailadres and other records in accountrc.
Beware to use the next highest [Account: xx] number. Change xx to the next highest number.

The issue:
In an IMAP account the special icon for the Drafts folder does not show. Also Re-edit (context menu) does not work. This might also be applicable for other folders
Solution:

• Login to webmail
  • Turn the visibility of the Drafts folder off
• In Sylpheed
  • Rebuild folder tree of the IMAP account
  • The special Drafts icon appears again in Sylpheed
  • Check if the Re-edit option is back in the context menu
• In the webmail
  • Turn Drafts back on
• In Sylpheed
  • Double check: Do Rebuild folder tree again
    • Check if the special icon is still present
    • Check if Re-edit still is present in de context menu and if it works.

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