On 02/06/11 12:30, Dave Pooser wrote: >> I see simply no use of IMAP in this particular user base. > > None of your users has a smartphone or a tablet? > None is likely to in the near future? > > Frankly, I'd be using IMAP if the only advantage it offered was "message > is read on phone, message shows as read on desktop." Add in the backup > capability and it's a no-brainer IMHO. Disk is cheap, email is priceless.
I rent servers and bandwidth in Australia; Land of the price gouge. Disk is not cheap. After reviewing user behaviour, I found no instances of users enjoying the benefits of IMAP in any way. Your example, while useful, was never enjoyed by anyone. I could provide a zillion more, but again, not used. I still provide IMAP on a different server if someone wants it, and advertise this fact in the instructions for POP. No takers yet. If I ever get a user out of this particular user base that wants such functionality because they are technologically literate enough to know they need or want it, I have them covered. Unfortunately, this is one of those things, like so many, where a different collection of users have different requirements. I do already have other groups of users who do take advantage of IMAP, but they are not on these servers or from the same source. Anyway, this is _severely_ off topic for Exim now, so I will be stopping now. Fin. -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
