Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 02:03:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Dean Gaudet <dgaudet-list-freebsd-mobile@arctic.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Seamless nomadic e-mail access Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95dg3.971008015855.29691G-100000@twinlark.arctic.org> In-Reply-To: <199710080744.RAA01435@word.smith.net.au>
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On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > I can still read mail on my server or on my laptop. On the server I can > > use whatever client suits me. i.e. telnet and pine. > > Sure, but this is not "more" accessible, this is less. Uh I can get to it from wherever I can get on the net, even if I don't have my laptop handy. I can't do offline stuff. But you have to keep your laptop handy to do any mail. > > Your disconnected mail reading has no method of synchronizing your actions > > on your laptop copy of your mailbox with your server. This is essential > > to me, as I have no desire to read the same messages twice on all the > > mailing lists I read. I also like to have the "replied" annotations > > attached to mail I have replied to. > > Bollocks. All my mail is in one place, on the laptop. That's about as > synchronised as it gets. I know all *your* mail is in one place, but you suggested to me that I could keep mine in two places to "solve" my problem, and I'm saying that that's not a solution. As John said, I'm describing an ideal, you're describing a reality that's good enough for you but not for everyone. There are supposedly IMAP 4 disconnected clients for solaris x86, if there's an emulation mode you might be able to use them. I haven't bothered trying. I kind of like having source code to my main tools. -- Dean Gaudet, Performance Analyst, Transmeta Corp.
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