At 05 Sep 2001 09:43:09 +1000, Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colin> Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> In my search for a "perfect" offline IMAP client(TM) I have > >> looked at isync vs mailsync. > > Colin> What's wrong with Gnus? Perhaps with the Agent? I admit > Colin> I've never tried disconnected IMAP with it, but I see > Colin> people talking about it on the ding lists. > > Gnus seems to be slow and inefficient. In online mode, it doesn't seem > to cache anything for any reason, so just reading a message you read > seconds ago requires downloading it again. It also means that messages > need to be downloaded again for offline reading.
wanderlust (package: wl) ? It is also slow but it has nice feature including mail caching and imap disconnect mode. > Despite these problems, Gnus is the only program I have seen that will > highlight replies to my mail, something I find very valuable in large > mailing lists like this one. > > Another alternative that looked good last time I tried was Mozilla, as > it seems to have very good off-line mail support. However, it was > buggy and often refused to enter mail groups for no good reason, so I > gave up on that. Eventually I will have to try it again. wanderlust suits your purpose. I also had trouble to select imap offline cache program previously, but wanderlust took me the answer. -- gotom