On Tue, 2014-09-02 at 05:01 -0600, Bart wrote: > <snip> > > But, to inject a bit of controversy into this, is the usage of the very > > old POP protocol sufficient that the devs should spend time looking at > > this sort of issue? > > Absolutely! > > > Why do people still use POP, when IMAP is a more > > complete solution and things like offline-imap and fetchmail exist for > > those who work in an offline environment? > > > > They use POP because they do not want their mail residing on someone > else's computer. > > I know it passes through other systems, but I have some messages that > reside for long periods of time in various email folders for various > reasons. And, I feel a lot more secure doing so. > > If I lose my phone, or my iPad, or my laptop, I don't need to worry > about my email accounts. > > Besides, 90 percent of the problems I see here have to do with IMAP. > I've been using POP for years and years and have very, very little > trouble. So, count me among the POP fans. > > Bart
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