On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Timo Sirainen wrote: > I don't know anyone who accesses their mail from more than a few > computers. 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.
Imagine an environment such as a university where there are many "publicly accessible" cluster machines. Or perhaps a corporation which doesn't assign specific cubicles and instead has a large number of nonspecific desktop machines. In such an environment, not only are different machines being used by many different users continously, but individual users are not limited to specific machines. (Of course, this has its own issues like ensuring preferences follow the users, but its a very real environment). -Rob -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Rob Siemborski | Andrew Systems Group * Research Systems Programmer PGP:0x5CE32FCC | Cyert Hall 207 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 412.268.7456 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK---- Version: 3.12 GCS/IT/CM/PA d- s+: a-- C++++$ ULS++++$ P+++$ L+++(++++) E W+ N o? K- w O- M-- V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+ t+@ 5+++ R@ tv-@ b+ DI+++ G e h r- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
