Adam Lock wrote:
>...
> > > I would like to be able to go on or offline for a particular
> > > account without affecting the other accounts or my webbrowser.
>...
> The reason I want it is because my IMAP connection is painfully slow
> so I prefer to synchronize occasionally rather than have the thing go
> off to the server for each unread message I click on. While I'm
> off-line reading my mail I will often want to go off and look at
> something on the web and it is a nuisance to have to remember to have
> to switch online/offline every time I do this.
>...
I have exactly the same problem -- my family are on a dialup connection
with only one phone line, so when at their place I use IMAP offline. But
I often need to visit Bugzilla reports etc, so I need to go on-line each
time I use Navigator.
However, I agree entirely with David Hallowell that allowing separate
on-line/off-line status for separate mail accounts would be a recipe for
tech support chaos, because of the confusion it would cause.
Most of our problem, i think, could be solved by having separate
on-line/off-line statuses for Navigator and Messenger. It may even be a
good idea to make the on-line/off-line UI toggle look different (e.g. in
different positions in the window, and/or with different icons) in the
different Mozilla apps, to make the distinction between the different
statuses clearer.
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Matthew `mpt' Thomas, Mozilla user interface QA
Mozilla UI decisions made within 48 hours, or the next one is free
