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Evolution : Gmail-like conversations extension  
Written by cudjoe the 2 Sep 08 at 17:14. New
Evolution's threaded view is not as great as Gmail conversations.
- threads don't include Sent mails
- threads detection sometimes splits conversations
- no way to read a whole thread just scrolling down
- no way to "archive" mail without splitting threads.

Gmail is addictive because of those specific features. Please help us take back control of our email and privacy !
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12745
Written by cudjoe the 2 Sep 08 at 17:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12745 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Plugin for Evolution providing a Conversations view
Written by goodmami the 20 Oct 09 at 04:53.
This plugin would do the following:

+ group all emails (received and sent) in a thread as a single item in the inbox

+ previewing/opening a conversation shows all included emails in a vertically scrolling pane/window, with the newer messages at the bottom, and each message being collapsible.

+ moving/archiving a conversation from the inbox to another folder moves all included emails

+ if there is a new email in a conversation, the conversation is moved to the top of the list in a date-sorted inbox

+ All senders are displayed in the "From" field (as many as can fit, with the first and newest senders always appearing, and the other ones as an ellipsis (...) as needed)

+ The count of emails in a conversation appear somewhere in the subject line.
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Solution #3: REAL Gmail like view
Written by the.lost.one the 23 Oct 09 at 10:17.
There is no plugin yet that supports exact gmail like conversation view. The closest any client has come is Postbox. I think the developers should make it like the view in Postbox coz it does the trick

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