These are the folders in which you may have stored old mail, excess mail or mail you don’t need to see when you are away from campus. These are typically referred to as your IMAP folders. Thunderbird) and will also appear on the mail server. These are the folders that appear in your client software (e.g. It resides strictly on the hard drive of your computer.Įxample: Thunderbird (Windows & Macintosh) Local folders are typically used to store old mail, excess mail or mail you don’t need to access when you are away from campus. Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail) and do not appear when you login to the Hamilton mail server. By “local” we mean mail folders that are listed only in your client software (e.g. This document explains in general terms how to move “local” mail folders onto the mail server.
