this thread (without causing World War III).
Chatter was originally an IMAP mail client ONLY. POP3 was only added
later. I can't speak to why Marc chose to add IMAP - I would have to
guess it was to appeal to customers who don't have it.
In a situation where you read your mail on a handheld and also on a
desktop (which is presumably the situation all of us find ourselves in),
IMAP really is the best way to do it. It allows you to read, reply to,
and delete mail on your handheld, without requiring you to see it a
second time on the desktop. It naturally handles the "leave mail on the
server" option that is often used for POP3 (because that's how IMAP is
designed).
Most good mail servers support *both* IMAP and POP3, so you can run IMAP
for Chatter (or whatever you use on the treo) and still use POP3 on your
desktop, if you're so inclined.
Anyway, since Chatter was IMAP only, my guess is that most of us Chatter
devotees use IMAP as well, even once the POP3 support came out. And
since Marc himself uses IMAP, he probably never saw this POP3 bug.
A final comment: many of us on this list are also users of
DateBk5/DateBk6. Like Chatter, the DateBk programs are
designed/implemented by a one man operation - C. E. Steuart Dewar (aka
CESD). Those of us who participate in the DateBk beta process know that
CESD operates much as Marc does with Chatter, in terms of user bugs and
requests. He prioritizes the bugs based on what *he* knows are the
needs and requirements. He is the only one who has a full grasp of the
issues he's trying to solve and what the majority of his users want and
need. Sometimes CESD gives an explanation of why he made a particular
decision. It's always fun to read those, but he doesn't owe us those
explanations. You don't have to like what CESD or Marc choose to do,
but they have the right to make the call on what they feel is important
for their products.
Sam
scandalsandanimals wrote:
> Analog TV is on its way out. Being that most people have no need for IMAP, unless some other protocol is developed, POP3 will remain the big boy on the block. The only thing that makes IMAP as major as it is is that business needs it, while POP is for Joe and Jane Sixpack.
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> yes, but there are tens of millions who use it, the biggest being yahoo and google. Ever heard of them. :-) Pop3 is a long way from being dead or a minor player.
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