Hello Vilius,

Saturday, June 16, 2012, 1:26:23 PM, you wrote:

>> Another problem with IMAP is that the messages have to actually be
>> kept on the server. I keep 14 days worth of mail on the server, older
>> mails are on my laptop and my PC. If I keep more than say, 2,000 or
>> 3,000 messages on the server, download becomes very slow, so I try to
>> limit the number of messages.

VŠ> This  is  a bug in your IMAP server or in your IMAP client. It doesn't
VŠ> matter  how  many messages you have on the server. Good written client
VŠ> always  downloads  only new messages. I have more than 125000 messages
VŠ> and it works in a matter of half a second.

Actually, the slow server is a POP server. "Checking for new messages"
takes so long, and that's not only with TB! but also with other
clients, and with all servers I have used. If that does not apply to
IMAP, it's my mistake. Does IMAP not need to check for new messages?

-- 

Cheers,
Thomas.

http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/

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