(not to mention comcast brings their mailservers down at least once each week without notice)
On 12/9/10, John Musbach <[email protected]> wrote: > That's why I use gmail too. But my parents insist on using ISP mail > service because they don't want the hassle of moving everything to a > different service. But with their multiple computers, laptops, and > cellphones that they use to check their email it'd sure help if ISPs > supported imap or they were willing to go through the move to gmail > Imap but alas... > > On 12/8/10, Aron S. Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Don't use your connection provider as your mail provider. That way, if >> you >> move, or switch from cable to fiber, or whatever, you don't have to >> switch >> email addresses, and besides, you'll get better service. That's one >> reason >> so many people use gmail. >> >> On Dec 9, 2010, at 8:10 AM, Eric Taylor wrote: >> >>> I wrote back to Jerry about this, but I'm not sure if it made it to the >>> list or >>> not. Apologies if it did. >>> >>> After setting up a POP account on an iPad or iPhone, you can go into the >>> Account >>> Settings for that mail account and under the Advanced button, there is >>> an >>> option >>> to change how long mail is left on the server. >>> >>> (And yes, I am in a similar boat in that cox.net also only supports >>> POP3...) >>> >>> Later, >>> Eric. >>> ... I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, >>> who said, "I drank what?!?" >>> -Real Genius, 1985 >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> From: John Musbach <[email protected]> >>>> To: LuKreme <[email protected]>; [email protected] >>>> Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 5:48:14 PM >>>> Subject: Re: How to configure Postfix for... >>>> >>>> On 12/8/10, LuKreme <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 6-Dec-2010, at 15:08, Levan, Jerry wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> As it now stands the iPad could steal any of the emails send to the >>>>>> local >>>>>> machine before >>>>>> my 'master machine' pulls the report. There does not appear to be an >>>>>> option to leave >>>>>> the mail on the machine for iPad mail configurations. >>>>> >>>>> There is a simple solution that everyone has know about for close to >>>>> 20 >>>>> years. >>>>> >>>>> DO NOT USE POP3. >>>> >>>> Easier said then done if your ISP is retarded, as is the case with >>>> comcast, and offers no imap support whatsoever. :( >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> IT IS NOT YET MIDNIGHT? 'I shouldn't think it's more than a quarter >>>>> past eleven.' THEN WE HAVE THREE-QUARTERS OF AN HOUR 'How can you be >>>>> sure?' BECAUSE OF DRAMA, MISS FLITWORTH.. THE KIND OF DEATH WHO POSES >>>>> AGAINST THE SKYLINE AND GETS LIT UP BY LIGHTNING FLASHES, said Bill >>>>> Door, disapprovingly, DOESN'T TURN UP AT FIVE-AND-TWENTY PAST ELEVEN >>>>> IF >>>>> HE CAN POSSIBLY TURN UP AT MIDNIGHT. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacOSX-admin mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> John Musbach >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacOSX-admin mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacOSX-admin mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin >> >> Aron S. Spencer >> Novosibirsk, Russia >> Арон С. Спенсер >> Новосибирск, Россий >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-admin mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > > John Musbach > -- Best Regards, John Musbach _______________________________________________ MacOSX-admin mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin
