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From: David Carter <dpc22@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed Sep  9 02:31:09 2020
Subject: [Imap-protocol] Any valid use case for COPY besides moving
 messages?
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On 2020-09-09 09:49, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
> On 09/09/2020 17:27, Andris Reinman wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> As the subject states, is there actually any valid use case these days 
>> for COPY to just copy messages instead of being a poor substitute for 
>> MOVE (that is COPY+EXPUNGE)?
>> 
> I often copy bunches of email to other folders, to other users
> accounts, and to various archive accounts, after which the messages
> are *not* deleted, so I would say, "Yes, there are valid use cases for
> COPY doing *exactly* what the word says."

I frequently COPY mail which has been filtered into a folder on delivery 
back to my inbox if there is something odd that I need to investigate 
and/or action.

Roundcube has "drag and drop" for MOVE, and Shift+"drag and drop" for 
COPY, which is quite convenient of it.
