retitle 82908 elm-me+: Problem connecting to POP3 and editing headers using arrow keys severity 82908 normal Thanks
> > > I simply don't see any way to determine whether it supports IMAP. > > It's called "timeout". Elm could have timeout value that would move it > > onto the next service. If I remember correctly, Elm tries IMAP, and if > > it gets "Connection refused" (I don't know if it actually gets _that_, > > but it receives at least something similar, I believe), _then_ tries > > POP3. Since it doesn't from "firewalled" server, it doesn't try POP3. > Oh, really? You're going to wait 15-30 seconds each time you connect? Actually the timeout was around 30 minutes and it didn't get through anyway. 15-30 seconds wouldn't be such a big of deal if, at the end, it actually connected. If I had to wait 30 seconds for Elm to connect to POP3, where IMAP is totally disabled because I didn't create elsewhere mentioned text file, then I would accept it. > > > > Or the input could include (without supporting text files) > > > > information that the server Elm is supposed to connect to is a POP3 > > > > server, that Elm is not supposed to even try IMAP. This is the > > > > wishlist I had in mind (I think :-) ). > > > You've said so in your original report; upstream read it and obviously > > > decided mail.services is enough. > > Since I didn't understand it (and, as I believe, I had also other > > problems, like Yes/No, I don't remember now), I didn't try further. The > > version I still use looked good enough. > So you agree that it's upstream call? There is no good (and, especially, safe) answer to that. :-) Upstream doesn't support binary distributions and Debian doesn't change (much) what upstream distributes. Especially now, when there is no "real" Debian maintainer. So, I don't agree, nor disagree. I believe I will make my mind once I try new Elm. Until then do whatever suits you. > > I promise I will try this 2.4pl25ME+99c-2 before sending anything to > > bugs.debian.org (regarding Elm, of course :-) ). > Please do. Like I said, I will. - Peter.
