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jberkel / sms-backup-plus

Backup Android SMS, MMS and call log to Gmail / Gcal / IMAP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync
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Remove requirement for having a label on Gmail Email #990

Closed brhunt1958 closed 4 years ago

brhunt1958 commented 4 years ago

Hello,

I would like to inquire about removing the requirement for having a label for the Gmail emails that are created from backing up SMS messages.

SMS Backup+ is creating the emails properly, but they do not appear in the Gmail Inbox. Instead they show up under the label "SMS" which is what my SMS Backup+ client is set to.

I uses a POP3 scraper to pull those emails out and move them to a more permanent home. With the labels on (not in Gmail Inbox), the POP3 scraper does not see them. If I remove the labels in Gmail, the emails "move" to the Inbox and are then picked up by the POP3 scraper.

I can see why the label would be desirable for someone who lived in Gmail. But for those who are using the Gmail account as a pass-through, it causes problems.

If the Gmail label field was optional, that would resolve my issue but still allow true Gmail users to add whatever label they might want.

Thanks.

Bryan Hunt

nikkopt commented 4 years ago

Why don't you just send the messages directly to where you want? You are not forced to use gmail, you can put whatever server you want in the imap configuration.

brhunt1958 commented 4 years ago

Mike,

The scraper was already in place for other emails coming in, so seemed like it would be a simple add to pick up the additional messages.

Little did I know...

Thanks.

Bryan

kurahaupo commented 4 years ago

I would try setting the label to INBOX which is defined in RFC 3501 §5.1 as "the primary mailbox for this user on this server".

brhunt1958 commented 4 years ago

My God, who knew that it would be that simple...

Actually I thought that I had tried that, but obviously not.

Thanks Martin, for that spot-on correct answer.