On 5/16/05, Allie Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. :)
Yes, but the last time we discussed the subject, it looked like my best option would be to run IMAP on my own dedicated machine. So that has to be factored in when you consider people in situations like mine (as you mention below). > > 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. As with everything and everyone else, for me trust is a relative concept. The questions are only trust someone/something to do what and for how long. Right now, I consider Google to have the necessary level of trustworthiness to store mail that I might want to access from anywhere and at any time. > 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. That is not the case with my own server (not my own virtual server but only Web hosting provided by StartLogic). The company claims to have 99.9% uptime, but things can get very slow and scheduled maintenances do occur. In contrast, Gmail seems more reliable to me. But, hey, this is starting to sound like I am a salesman for Google. I am not. I just happen to appreciate Gmail in comparison to other freemail servers that I have used for the same or similar purposes. > Sure. Your choice. Hopefully, this little discussion will stimulate > others into trying IMAP in situations as yours. :) By the way, I am not opposed to IMAP. And I have tried it. But all of the discussion about bugs in IMAP - and people moving from TB to Mulberry to get stable IMAP - were not much of an encouragement for me to tread that path. To paraphrase the Bard, methinks the IMAP people doth protest too much. -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.5 ________________________________________________________ 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/
