silly question: how does mail get in the sent folder?

[Dick Davies]

* Jochen Staerk <jstaerk at usegroup.de> [1115 15:15]:
> Hi,
> 
> I know that POP&IMAP are used for fetching mail, and SMTP is used for 
> sending mail, what bothers me is the question: what protocol is used for 
> moving mail, like from folder A to folder B? I suppose that is still IMAP?

Yes, your MUA (mail client) does it.
		 
> Another thing, how do "sent" folders work? When I send mail, that goes 
> to my postfix. I understand there is something called LMTP in postfix 
> for local delivery, that hooks up with cyrus. When I send a mail, does 
> LMTP inform cyrus that this mail also belongs in my "sent" folder?

No, your MUA (mail client) does it.
 
> I've used UW IMAP before, and there was no such thing as LMTP, was SMTP 
> used for this situation, then? How does mail get delivered to cyrus, is 
> cyrus listening to a SMTP-port (a LMTP-Port?) for Postfix to connect to, 
> does Postfix connect with some special IMAP commands or does postfix 
> just place some files in some folders?

No, your MUA (mail client) does it.
 
> How comes theses files can have a different format from that used with 
> UW IMAP (standard Unix MBOX), then?

Your MUA (mail client) does it.


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