Select mailbox “sent mail” or “all mail” in Ruby Net::IMAP

Question

I\'m trying to use Net::IMAP in Ruby to search all mail sent by me, but I\'m having trouble selecting anything other than INBOX.

imap.select(\'INBOX\')
         


        

Answer 1

The "sent mail" folder will differ from provider to provider. Gmail's "sent mail" folder is named "[Gmail]/Sent Mail". Select that instead and it'll work.

imap.select('[Gmail]/Sent Mail')

FYI, Gmail's system folders are the following:

• INBOX
• [Gmail]/All Mail
• [Gmail]/Drafts
• [Gmail]/Sent Mail
• [Gmail]/Spam
• [Gmail]/Starred
• [Gmail]/Trash