[nzlug] Beware kmail disconnected IMAP

[ronw at paradise.net.nz]

I have never really understood why people like IMAP. Other than always leaving
your mail on the server so you can always access, what is the difference between
say IMAP and just using pop to a decent email client that allows you to filter
mail to folders etc

Quoting Simon Green <simon at simongreen.net>:

> On 01/11/2007, Nick 'Zaf' Clifford <zaf at nrc.co.nz> wrote:
> > Being a long time user of Thunderbird IMAP (Dovecot server), and now
> > that Thunderbird has an Offline (disconnected) mode that seems to
> work,
> > ok'ish (I'm not 100% happy with it, but it does, for the most part
> work,
> > and more importantly, doesn't fail spectacularly), I'm wondering
> what,
> > if anything, others use for offline IMAP?
> 
> I use Thunderbird (also with a Dovecot server). I have configured
> Thunderbird to download all messages, so that I have them available
> whenever I need them. I have found this pretty handy at times.
> 
>  -- simon
> 
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Ron Wilson