On Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 9:54:58 PM [GMT -0500], Avi Yashar wrote: > Allie, I appreciate your sincerity, but... I have all of those > conditions but none of those problems. The reason is because instead > of setting up my own "IMAP server" (a dedicated computer or whatever I > would have to do),
I don't have my IMAP server on dedicated machine. :) > I let Google (or my own domain Webmail) handle the central storage > headache for me. You put a lot of trust in such a service. More power to you. I store my own mail on my personal machine and back it up regularly. > Right now I am sitting in the airport, waiting for a flight and > replying to your letter. I am not worried about losing any mail. I > don't need to connect to my homemade IMAP server. I don't have to > leave a homemade IMAP server in place and worry about blackouts or > poor connections. Most commonly, I lose connection with my server, if I lose connection with the Internet in general. Additionally, the occasional problem with my personal server is less frequent as problems I have with other online services. It's far more reliable than you may realize. As I've said before, my only regret with all this is fearing the reliability issues and not actually doing it earlier. > I just connect to my Gmail account and download the latest mail. My connection speed issues from work exist no matter which IMAP server I may connect to. 256Kbps from home is more than adequate. It's just that I don't get that from my office LAN out to the Internet and to my machine at home. > I don't see how I am jumping through any special hoops. It seems like > I have less "hoops" than ever before. I did not need to buy another > email client just to accommodate IMAP nor have I had to pull my hair > out over TB's IMAP implementation. So, for now at least, I stick with > POP3, primitive as it might be. Sure. Your choice. Hopefully, this little discussion will stimulate others into trying IMAP in situations as yours. :) -- -= Allie Martin =- The Bat!� v3.5 System Specs: http://www.landscreek.net/sysspecs.htm -=-=- Never enter a battle of wits unarmed. ________________________________________________________ Current beta is (none) | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
