----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Holger Eitzenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: using LDAP
> It would seem the decision on feature bloat was left a long, long time
> ago. Colors for example, if that ain't feature bloat, then I don't what
is.
> So I don't see how more could hurt. Face it if you have two different
> commands for IMAP and POP, then you aren't being as frugal with features
> as you could be. Why can't I just use 'G' for both IMAP and POP? Just
> have to make the mbox variable a little more smart so you can specify if
> you are going to a IMAP or POP server.
IMAP and POP don't have much in common beyond being related to mail and
networking. From Mutt's point of view, IMAP is a mailbox type. So 'G'
doesn't make any sense for IMAP. If you want mail fetched into your spool,
use POP.
-Brendan
