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Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP
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Jesse F. Hughes |
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Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP |
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Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:07:39 +0200 |
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Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, jesse@phiwumbda.org wrote:
>
>> I have this vague impression that nnml is more flexible and just
>> plain nicer than nnimap, but I'm not sure how or why.
>
> nnml is better for editing articles (`e' doesn't work in nnimap). I
> like that feature a lot and miss it now that I'm using only IMAP.
>
> If you set up an IMAP server with a reasonable backend storage format
> (Maildir!), you should be able to rsync back and forth while still
> using IMAP. You could even access the same mail store directly over
> NFS - Maildir is very good for that.
I have an IMAP server that comes with Slackware. How do I know
whether its backend storage format is compatible with Maildir?
What can I do with nnmaildir that I can't with nnimap? I guess
editing, right? Anything else?
> My feeling is, though, that you should stick with IMAP everywhere,
> for better or worse, and you'll be happier in the long term because
> your interface to mail will be consistent.
Thanks much
--
"I have to break the code of how [mere humans] work, and I have made a
lot of progress over years of effort, and I feel like I am close to
figuring out all the inner details of human wiring."
-- James S. Harris on the extra problems of conveying his research
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, (continued)
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Marcus Frings, 2004/07/20
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Simon Josefsson, 2004/07/26
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Marcus Frings, 2004/07/26
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Simon Josefsson, 2004/07/26
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Marcus Frings, 2004/07/26
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Simon Josefsson, 2004/07/26
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Marcus Frings, 2004/07/27
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Simon Josefsson, 2004/07/27
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Marcus Frings, 2004/07/27
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Ted Zlatanov, 2004/07/16
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP,
Jesse F. Hughes <=
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Ted Zlatanov, 2004/07/19
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Jesse F. Hughes, 2004/07/20
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/07/17
- Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Ted Zlatanov, 2004/07/19
Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Steven E. Harris, 2004/07/16
Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Andrew A. Raines, 2004/07/21
Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/07/15
Re: To IMAP or not to IMAP, Josh Huber, 2004/07/15