Brian May wrote: > In my search for a "perfect" offline IMAP client(TM) I have looked at > isync vs mailsync.
Me too, I have settled on isync for now although it's less than perfect. > - supports reliably synchronisation of message flags, such as read, > and previously read, important. This is the killer feature for me. I don't really see how a mail sync program can be useful without it. > - supports only maildirs. IMHO, the use of maildirs in this > application isn't really needed, and results in less efficient use of > diskspace. Agreed. It was a pita to have to switch to maildirs to use this program. > - encodes message UID into the message filename, apparently this is > against maildir specifications. Doesn't seem to break anything though. > - delete message on client => gets transfered again on next download. Not if you can set up your mail client properly. If using mutt, set maildir_trash. > - create message on client => gets ignored by isync. It's supposed to have support for uploading local messages now, but I have never seen it work yet. -- see shy jo
