Re: [Fwd: Re: Questions about IMAP and sequences]

[Ken Hornstein]

>If we really wanted to use IMAP, we wouldn't be using 'nmh'.

You're not always given a choice, you know.  What if company-wide
message boards are only available via your IMAP server?

>I can see two possible roles for IMAP for the dedicated 'nmh' user:
>
>  (2)   When away from your main system, you might want to be able to
>       use IMAP to access your nmh folders from a remote site.

_This_ would require a special IMAP server; I'm not sure one like
this exists, and would be a lot of work.  The IMAP model, for good
or bad, is you always keep everything on the server.

Here's my thinking: For whatever reason, I have messages I'd like to
read on my IMAP server.  I already know how to use {n}mh - and I'd
like to combine some of the advantages of IMAP (mailbox mobility)
with some of the advantages of nmh ("toolbox" approach).

The basic tools I think that I use most of the time are: inc, next, prev,
show, comp, repl, folder{s}, refile, scan.  Those are relatively easy.
That would give me a nice set of tools to access my mailbox.  I
might not have all of the features I want, but since not using IMAP
isn't an option, at least some of it works.

--Ken