Re: [Evolution] Folder subscriptions and Gmail

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Sat, 2010-11-27 at 14:57 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> I have a large number of folders ("labels" in Gmail parlance) and would
> like to limit the number I see in Evo via its IMAP connection, both to
> save screen clutter and to speed up synchronization.

Labels vs. folders is not a "parlance" issue.  It is just different.

> However despite unsubscribing from a bunch of folders, they still show
> up in the Evo interface and refresh if I visit them, i.e. it's as if the
> subscription model simply doesn't work for Gmail IMAP, though it does
> work for my other IMAP server.

GMail is only sorta-kinda an IMAP server.  If you want a free
high-quality real IMAP account see fastmail.fm [and, extra bonus, they
use Open Source software].

> Since "subscription" is purely a client-side notion, I can't see any
> obvious reason for this. Any thoughts?

Subscription is not a client-side notion; an IMAP server maintains a
list of the folders the user is subscribed to.