Re: POP3 or IMAP?
Hello Csaba, On Wed, 22 May 2002 14:55:23 +0200GMT (22-5-02, 14:55 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: CK> For me connection is not a problem, so IMAP could work very well here. CK> Do you know if it is planned that BAT will be developed toward IMAP in CK> the future? I'm a user, just like you. So I haven't any idea where RITlabs wants to go with TB. But the setup of TB is such that IMNSHO it doesn't make much sense to have much emphasis on IMAP. TB is about collecting mail and processing it automatically into folders, responders, etc. To do so effectively with IMAP you'd need to copy every filter to every copy of TB, otherwise their use would be fairly limited. With IMAP you need to do the processing on the server and the only thing you need a mua for is to access the processed mail and some manual operations. That is if you want to process the mail consistently. Therefor it would be a waste of resources to develop the IMAP of TB any further. The advantage to process the same mail twice (via POP3) at two locations (home and office) is that your interests at both places may differ strongly. So it would make sense to use two different sets of filters. -- Groetjes, Roelof Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
Re: POP3 or IMAP?
On Wed, 22 May 2002, Dierk Haasis wrote: > Otherwise POP3 is the way to go. Particularly since TB!'s IMAP support > is practically nothing more than an extended POP3. That is, TB! > supports the most basic commands (getting mail and sending mail) of > the protocol. All other features (synchronising, folder creation and > deletion etc.) are not implemented, yet. Thank you. I've been pulling my hair out for a month trying to figure out how to make The Bat! be at all useful. Knowing it simply doesn't have the functionality I need is of great assistance. Aleecia Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
Re: POP3 or IMAP?
Hello Csaba! On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 1:37:27 AM you wrote: > However, I don't really see what > IMAP could give me over POP using the BAT. If you need access to your mail from different locations and computers, even share your mailbase with others - as would be the case for corporate mails (i.e. support) - IMAP is a good idea. Otherwise POP3 is the way to go. Particularly since TB!'s IMAP support is practically nothing more than an extended POP3. That is, TB! supports the most basic commands (getting mail and sending mail) of the protocol. All other features (synchronising, folder creation and deletion etc.) are not implemented, yet. -- Dierk Haasis http://www.Write4U.de http://Interest.Write4U.de/pongo PGP keys available: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=SendMyPGPkeys The Bat 1.60k on Windows 95 4.0 1212 C If you ask the government for a permit, you admit to having no right! Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
Re: POP3 or IMAP?
Hello Csaba, On Wed, 22 May 2002 01:37:27 +0200GMT (22-5-02, 1:37 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: CK> I have just realized that our mail server supports both POP3 CK> access and IMAP access. Which do you think I should use? POP3. You're using TB and TB has a bit imperfect IMAP implementation. IMAP is more suited to a LAN, because you've got to connect to the server to read your mail (even a second or third time) Of course IMAP has advantages like being able to read your mail on any computer (with an imap client), but with the possibilities that TB offers I prefer POP3. -- Groetjes, Roelof Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
Re: POP3 or IMAP?
Original Message: From: Csaba Kiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday May 21 2002 04:37PM PT CK> Hello, CK> I have just realized that our mail server supports both POP3 CK> access and IMAP access. Which do you think I should use? I read the CK> same mail account from work and home, so it would be really nice to CK> see the same messages at both places. However, I don't really see what CK> IMAP could give me over POP using the BAT. The one advantage of IMAP that I might like is that the mail is stored on the server. So if I have a PC crash, my mail is still on the server and I can retrieve it. Although if your provider crashes, are they backing up their mail servers? Maybe not. Something to think about. I also have the option of POP and IMAP, and I go with POP. I just leave the mail on the server at all of my mail client locations, except one where it downloads the mail and deletes it from the server. That way, I can still see e-mail wherever I'm at. -MikeD Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
POP3 or IMAP?
Hello, I have just realized that our mail server supports both POP3 access and IMAP access. Which do you think I should use? I read the same mail account from work and home, so it would be really nice to see the same messages at both places. However, I don't really see what IMAP could give me over POP using the BAT. -- Best regards, Csaba Kiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] MTC Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden tel:+4687286259 fax:+468330498 ICQ:7911383 _ This message was created using The Bat! v1.60m on Wednesday, May 22, 2002. "Software is like Entropy: it's hard to grasp, weighs nothing and obeys the Second Law of Thermodynamics, i.e. it always increases" -- Norman Augustine Current Ver: 1.60m FAQ: http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
