What is the “Discussion Threads” folder in Lotus Notes, and is it safe to delete it?
“Discussion Threads” is actually a “view” of all your mail messages, grouped with their replies, so you can view an entire conversation at once. It also contains your calendar entries, to-dos, and drafts. If you delete any messages/items from this view (or if you delete the whole view), you are also deleting them from whatever folder they were originally in. So, be very careful not to delete “Discussion Threads” or any of its contents unless you know exactly what you are doing! ^ back to top 26. How can I read my email using an IMAP email client (i.e. Thunderbird, Outlook, etc) You will have to set up your IMAP mail client with the following settings. server name: postoffice.notes.yorku.ca. user name: Enter your email address, e.g. tsmith@yorku.ca. Note that you will be able to receive meeting invitations using an IMAP Mail client, but you won’t be able to accept or decline any meeting invitations unless you are using the desktop or MyMail version of Lotus Notes.
“Discussion Threads” is actually a “view” of all your mail messages, grouped with their replies, so you can view an entire conversation at once. It also contains your calendar entries, to-dos, and drafts. If you delete any messages/items from this view (or if you delete the whole view), you are also deleting them from whatever folder they were originally in. So, be very careful not to delete “Discussion Threads” or any of its contents unless you know exactly what you are doing! ^ back to top 25. How can I read my email using an IMAP email client (i.e. Thunderbird, Outlook, etc) You will have to set up your IMAP mail client with the following settings. server name: postoffice.notes.yorku.ca. user name: Enter your email address, e.g. tsmith@yorku.ca. Note that you will be able to receive meeting invitations using an IMAP Mail client, but you won’t be able to accept or decline any meeting invitations unless you are using the desktop or MyMail version of Lotus Notes.
