The specific client is very important with regard to searching. For example, with Outlook 2007 index-based search (using Windows Desktop Search as the engine), I can search through a 10+GB mailbox in a couple seconds--including filters.
To me, webmail is only useful when on the go...and with my mobile devices now syncing e-mail, I find even that fairly pointless. Ironically, the only webmail that I've found that is as nice, fully featured, and fast as a full client is....Exchange's OWA. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe > Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 4:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] I missed something along the way? > > Disclaimer: I'm writing this from OSX Mail.app. > > In general I still prefer offline mail readers. Gmail+IMAP integrates > perfectly with mail.app, so my gmail recipes+tags and everything work > perfectly in conjunction with offline reading. > > HOWEVER... I might take issue with the "far faster" statement. At work > a number of people have THunderbird mailboxes that probably in all > exceed 3-4GB. (say 4-5 years of email). When searching for an email > from "a couple of years ago" or even doing a full body message search > of the last 6-12 months, it can take a long time! Mail.app has much > better indexing and is faster than that, but compared to gmail where > you can literally instantly search tens--probably hundreds--of > thousands of messages? That's hard to beat... > > Scott > > On Jun 6, 2009, at 5:48 PM, Neil Davidson wrote: > > > Far faster and far more features. Offline email handling isn't > exactly > > possible with web based email either. > > > > Backup of your email is something a bit difficult to do as well. > > Especially > > with Gmail. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > > Sent: 06 June 2009 12:11 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] I missed something along the way? > > > > Frankly, I don't understand why anyone still uses Outlook or any > > other stand > > alone email client. > > > >
