Tickets :: Comment on [#11983] limit synced mailboxes by user preferences

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Comment	>> I have a fairly large mailbox structure, plus access to various >> shared folders. When I synchronize with a remote device, I therefore >> generate tons of traffic and load, especially on the "small" remote >> device. > > Currently, it sends all "subscribed" folders in the FOLDERSYNC > request. The rationale is that if you have subscribed to the folder, > you are interested enough in it to want to see it on the device. > > Note that sending the folder via FOLDERSYNC does not necessarily mean > it pushes that folder, just that it is available on the device for > viewing. On most of the clients I test, the email is lazy loaded into > folders other than the INBOX - it only polls the server when you view > the folder. Some devices will THEN push to that folder for some time > after it is loaded. Other clients have settings that allow you to > pick and choose the folders you want pushed vs just available. > >> On the other hand, my remote device won't let me access >> folders not under my INBOX at all, and I definitely don't need all >> the sub-folders as available through the web interface. > > Curious as to what client this is. I've never seen a client limit > folders to those only under INBOX. > >> As I have been unsuccessful to create a second IMAP user with access >> to the same INBOX, but only few of the folders below, I have created >> a patch to ActiveSync that allows a user to (currently) select >> - only to sync folders below and including the INBOX >> - limit the nesting level of the folders synced > > This of course will only work for IMAP servers that are > structured/configured in this way. My server does not place folders > under INBOX at all. I have a few hundred mailboxes (of course not all > subscribed) and most are at the same level as the INBOX. > >> The according preferences are settable via the standard preferences >> dialog, per user. >> >> A future enhancement may be to explicitly select folders to >> include/exclude during email sync. > > I'd rather not go that route. I feel that this is a client > responsibility. Also, filtering the folders that are returned via > FOLDERSYNC responses could screw up search results >
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