Kevin Amazon wrote: > 1. The conversion facility to transfer a POP3 message to IMAP > "should be" nothing more than a drag and drop from one folder to > another.
I think he's more thinking about simply changing a POP to an IMAP account. TB! autocreates corresponding IMAP folders on the server and moves the messages to them. > 2. I won't deny speed is an issue with TB. It is slower than I would > like but I am hopeful this will be fixed soon. I think the main speed problem is associated with TB!'s inability to establish multiple concomitant connections with the server, each of them being handled by their own threads. In this way, commands can be prioritized. Background automated stuff can take place on one connection while another connection is spawned by direct user requests for message bodies etc. When I watch TB! do a single task, it's very fast. However, when I request a message body, I often have to wait a while at work while TB! completes what's already queued to be done. > I probably have 50 or so folders spread across multiple IMAP servers > and, to-be-honest, I just go get a cup of coffee while TB does its > thing. My setting are probably a bit abnormal though, too. It > shouldn't be a show-stopper. Sounds as though your connection is medium speed to slow. In such instances I'd recommend limiting automated requests. One start would be to limit what is sync'd. At work, I don't have any folders set to be autosync'd. I work with each folder manually. In this way, bandwidth is dedicated to my requests. > 3. It is difficult to have it both ways; the benefits of IMAP > (centralized message store accessed for anywhere, anytime and on any > platform) and the speed of keeping messages on local storage. You could have it both ways if you're on an LAN and move from machine to machine on the LAN. At home I manage mail from two machines and the server is on the LAN. It's as if I'm working with mail locally. However, managing mail from work by connecting to my server at home is a different ballgame. -- -=[ Allie ]=- :acm: List Moderator and fellow end-user PGPKeys: http://key.ac-martin.com Running The Bat! v2.12 Beta/8 on WinXP Pro (SP1)
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