From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 7 04:08:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CAE816A46B for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 04:08:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 300A313C447 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 04:08:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 19039 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2008 22:08:40 -0600 Received: from 124-170-113-73.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (124.170.113.73) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 6 Feb 2008 22:08:39 -0600 Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:08:24 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Kurt Buff" Message-ID: <20080207150824.7e0278d7@meijome.net> In-Reply-To: References: <87f7f4170802061326t217ebeaao600f14b9d01412e6@mail.gmail.com> <20080206164243.67122df2@scorpio> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.7; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Whats wrong with gmail? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:08:40 -0000 On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:08:51 -0800 "Kurt Buff" wrote: > I can think of several others - yet I use gmail, because it's so > convenient. Some of this can be mitigated by using a POP3/IMAP client > instead of the web interface. > > 1) can't put a graphic in-line with text > > 2) forwards and replies *ruin* html-formatted emails > > 3) message threading seem to be based on the subject line, not the > message-id - this one is actually the most frustrating one for me. i hardly use gmail's own interface - i access it via imap over SSL from Claws-Mail .... all except the 'html email' point (which I dont use and care about) should be addressed by using a client... B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Computers are like air conditioners; they can't do their job properly if you open windows. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.