Hello Curtis, >> 1. The last time I tried TB, on Fastmail's server I had shared >> folder in one account so I would not have to log into both. Today, >> I could not get those folders removed from either (manage or read) >> list until I unsubscribed from each and everyone of them. This is >> despite the fact that the server was reporting the folders did not >> exist.
> I know of this. Hitting the 'reset' button in the IMAP folder > management panel often solves this. It did not work for me this time. This folder management panel is probably something new users struggle with. Is that any way to treat new users? >> 2. I have messages marked read in "0" seconds (instantly I guess). >> This does not work sometimes. The folder will be bold as if there >> is a new message, but none of them are new. I have to switch away >> from the folder and switch back. Not a deal breaker, but annoying. > This happens rarely for me, but would be expected to happen more > frequently if TB!'s connections are always busy doing full syncs > everywhere. You are probably right, but doing full syncs is a feature, so you will have to admit it is broken and needs fixing, no? >> 3. I log into my work account from two machines. I have both >> machines set up to do a full synchronization so I do not have to >> wait to read mail. > Try disabling syncing and see what the wait periods are like for > messages to load. This would work, but I am in the commercial real estate business and people frequently e-mail me 5MB+ files with information on various deals. Downloading a 5MB+ file is slow on my fastest connections. I will likely use your suggestion as a work around, but it is a bug and a bad one if you ask me. >> When I work on one machine, delete and read mail, then log out and >> switch back to the other machine and do a purge and compress, the >> folder shows up as broken. Again, not a deal breaker, but >> annoying. > Keep an eye on the CC for the first machine. Don't logout until the > queued tasks are completed. Yikes, I hope you are wrong here, I have enought stuff to worry about. Another possible problem is the full sync create a database locally that is changed on the server (e.g. some message exist locally that were deleted off the server with the other machine) and that difference is interpreted as broken so TB! fixes it. >> 5. I installed new account, my work account, which has about 500MB >> of messages on the server. I set up the account to do full >> synchro. I was unable to read mail on this account for a while. >> The folders showed up as having messages, but clicking on them >> showed none. Now, perhaps this is nit picking, but making IMAP >> fast and stable is a higher priority to me than fancy new features. <snip> > So to sum it up, TB! has IMAP setup options that if inappropriately > abused, leads to grief and problems. I would like to disagree here. I think the full sync needs fixing, not elimination. I believe the brains at Ritlabs could make it work well if they wanted to. Thank you for your time on this discussion. I hope Ritlabs recognizes the opportunity of fixing IMAP. -- Best regards, John Thomas Using The Bat! v3.61.09 Echo (Beta) on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.61.09 (Echo) | '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/
