On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> I don't know anyone who accesses their mail from more than a few
> computers.

In a typical day, I use from three to five different computers to access
my mail.  So do my co-workers.

> I use IMAP only at home for accesssing my mails, elsewhere I
> just ssh into my server and read the mails there. Good and secure ssh
> clients are easier to find and setup than IMAP clients.

Well, you stated your problem: you don't use a good IMAP client.

I wouldn't think of ssh'ing into my server to read my mail.  I happen to
have that privilege as a server software maintainer, but most users can
not.

I especially would not think of ssh'ing into a server to read mail via
CDPD.  Shudder.

Yet, with a good IMAP client such as Pine, I have a difficult time telling
that I'm using CDPD instead of an 802.11b wireless, unless the message is
large.  Since I pay a flat rate for CDPD, I'll use it instead of 802.11b
when travelling if the local access point charges for 802.11b.

-- Mark --

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