GonzO have you forgotten that sometimes people require a email client if their mail server doesn't support a web interface? People in these discussion threads seem to want to rule out that people aren't using the computer in the same way as themselves.
2011/5/26 GonzO <go...@worlord.com> > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Bazon <bazonbl...@arcor.de> wrote: > > > > Why should one give up a local E-mail client? > > I use anywhere from 3-10 computers in my average work day. > > In no way is it advantageous for me to install and configure a mail > client on all of them. Especially one using IMAP, which is like > running web mail, but needing a specialized piece of software to do > it. And "website overhead" isn't really a reason, either (Google > compresses everything such that the "overhead" is actually only a few > kb. You're wasting more resources launching thunderbird than you are > using gmail in a browser). > > It's not that I think people should "give up" real mail clients; its > that I literally see no point to them outside of using POP to have a > local backup. > > --G > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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