Hi Everyone,
On 2/8/2009 7:55 AM, Michael wrote:
I'm using Fastmail as well but I can confirm all the problems
described by Bob. I think Ritlabs should now stick to their statements
in which they've announced multiple times to fix the IMAP engine.
Believe me, I am appreciative of all the comments that my saying I was
discontinuing TB use for my primary mail account (Gmail's IMAP) triggered.
What I have learned from all of those well-intentioned and, I might add,
well-informed, comments are:
1. There are some very tech-savvy people on the TB Beta list.
2. TB's IMAP issues don't seem to affect all the group members, but
certainly affect a significant number. They affect some Gmail users and
some Fastmail users, but not all of either group.
3. Gmail's IMAP implementation seems a bit different than, say, that of
the Worldwide IMAP-capable email system, FastMail. It also seems true
that Gmail's may be "off the IMAP standard" in some way that I wouldn't
understand.
I really haven't the time or inclination to try to go back to an earlier
version of TB, so for now I will continue to use Thunderbird (with Opera
as a backup) for my Gmail IMAP account. I will still leave TB installed
because I have so many good group addresses set up there and need them
for some mailings, even if Thunderbird is now primary for me with Gmail.
I will never say anything negative about TB, and I will continue in this
beta group just in the hopes that the IMAP functionality improves for me
sometime in the future (understanding that some of you are fully
satisfied in your experience with TB's IMAP, and some of you are not - I
don't know how many fall into each camp).
I continue to admire RitLab's hard work.
And I have great respect for the people on this list, even if there is
an occasional descent into madness which appears here. If Barack Obama
can deal patiently with his political opposition, I am sure that we can
all learn to be patient with one another and with ourselves, which is
where both sanity and madness, peace and violence, Love and fear, are found.
Today I will rest (Sunday). Tomorrow, I will continue struggling with
building a fire-prevention website using DotNetNuke. One tech struggle
at a time is enough for me at my advanced age (even a little older than
MAU!).
I enjoy this group immensely. Thank you all.
Bob Riley in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Les Etats-Unis
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