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> This seems such a necessary facility that I was surprised to find that > it was not available on all the other email clients that I > checked out. > As an example it is not a choice on thunderbird. In fact, Sylpheed is > the only one I have found where it is available. > > Is this just me, or do others find this surprising too? Not really, this sort of set up (I'm guessing you're using POP3?) can lead to all sorts of fascinating cock-ups, not least of which is that most ISPs limit pop3 mailbox sizes (and such accounts haven't historically been designed for long-term storage - though that doesn't sound what you're doing); IMAP, of course, is a different kettle of fish. - The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html