[Macpartners] mail 4.1 how to set/use a Sent folder that's local and not on the imap server?

[Patrick M McNeal]

On Dec 7, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Aran M. Parillo wrote:

> A very frustrated Mac Mail user just whacked their entire sent folder 
> off the MIT IMAP server not knowing that adjusting her "sent" 
> preferences would NOT just simply keep her sent mail on her mac.
> 
> I am now trying to see/setup her Mail to store her sent mails on her mac 
> but this seems not possible.
> 
> I've created a new folder "on my mac" and tried selecting the folder and 
> using the "mailbox" pulldown to "use this mailbox for" but it does not 
> allow me to select sent.
> 
> Is my only option to create a Rule to port a copy of any "sent" messages 
>  to this local folder?

It appears that if you goto Preferences -> Accounts -> [IMAP ACCOUNT] -> Mailbox Behaviors and turn off "Store sent messages on the server," future sent mail will be stored locally.  When I tested this, Mail listed the "Sent" folder under "Mailboxes" instead of "On my Mac," but looking in [home directory] -> Library -> Mail -> Mailboxes I do see copies of newly sent mail being saved locally.  If you do go this route, I'd be sure to setup some form backup as copies wouldn't be stored on the server.

--Patrick