[Bug 142950] New: imap and disconnected imap folders should not be checked for new mail by default

[steve at earth.ox.ac.uk]

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           Summary: imap and disconnected imap folders should not be checked
                    for new mail by default
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Mandriva RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: steve earth ox ac uk


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.4)
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs
OS:                Linux

The current default behaviour for kmail for subscribed folders is to mark them for checking by the new mail checking scheduler, this is the wrong way around.

Practically all folders owned by users will not be live with data being written into them, the likelyhood for most general users is that only the inbox will have e-mail delivered into it. Having all folders checked by default not only wastes the resources of the local machine but puts undue and unnecessary load on the remote imap server, especially when users had large numbers of folders, as would generally be true in an office environment. Going into the properties panel and changing the status of hundreds of folders is also not feasible.