I used to have issues connecting to my home server, but ... that's cause it was a home server, on a small fraction of a 768-up pipe (also ran a fileserver and webserver over the same pipe, so...)
--Doom Erika L. Walker wrote: > Hmmmm. So many good things to say about IMAP eh? I do like IMAP ... > > I use Google Hosted almost exclusively for all email accounts. > > I need Outlook's features otherwise I'd continue to use the Google web > version which I have been doing for the past year. But, the ability to have > about a dozen plus other accounts within easy one click access, the preview > pane, One Note access and the RSS feed reader made me convert back to > Outlook... > > In fact, since switching back to Outlook last month, my inbox went from over > 1000 emails down to a few hundred because I was getting a little too lost > with organizing things. Don't have a concrete "why it's easier" for me to > organize in Outlook, it just is. > > The thing I was noticing though, is that it's so slow to synchronize and > check all the IMAP accounts. The pop's just come on in. Done, dusted. (yes, > I leave pop emails on the server in case I need emails and don't have my > laptop) But the IMAP's are taking forever. I've got 8 IMAP accounts. > > For my main RUWebby account, I've got over hundred "filters/labels" which > yes, translated nicely into folders in Outlook, but to check them all takes > Outlook a long time. > > So I guess I'm trying to figure out how to streamline this process better. I > thought maybe POP would be quicker than IMAP, just leave everything on > Google so I get the backup if I need it. > > The answer may seem simple to you guys, cut down on email. But I can't. I've > already tried. These are either client accounts or all related to the > business. In fact, I've got more to add ... :( > > But you all seem to have no issues with speed? Outlook has crashed a couple > times on me as well ... > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255460 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
