When moving IMAP messages between folders, is it done server side?

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lwc
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When moving IMAP messages between folders, is it done server side?

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That is, does it download the message, upload it to another folder, then delete the original message - or does it use actual IMAP commands to do it right from the server?

Just curious.
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Jeff
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Re: When moving IMAP messages between folders, is it done server side?

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It's done on the server, which is why -- currently -- you can only move messages within the same email account/address. I would like to be able to move/copy messages between email addresses in the future, which would use the upload capability.
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