>> dialog box of TB asking me to reenter the username and password for
>> one of my accounts.
DAC> I would think ordinarily one would want to get this dialogue when
DAC> needed.
yes, but seeing the options in the Network and Administration form, I
assume that TB is supposed to cope with unattended mail retrieval. But
if I tell it to auto-connect, and disconnect when done, then I think
it's just common sense that NO dialog box should be permanent and keep
the connection alive.
There's a common design gadget in more and more programs: a dialog box
with a countdown, that assumes you want to cancel when the count gets
to zero.
DAC> If there is no one there to read the mail, what is the
DAC> advantage of collecting the mail when unattended?
I have certain accounts with very tight size limits and a lot of
traffic, that need to be emptied at least twice a day to avoid lost
messages.
DAC> Particularly at the most expensive time of the day?
It started to collect mail when it was cheap, it just got a bit longer
than what I thought. And I got home late today :)
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