On 26 Jan 2010, at 03:58 PM, Jack Shedd wrote:

>> You can't have it both ways. If you say it's a mail client that uses IMAP,
>> you're creating specific expectations about what that client does.
>> 
>> Then don't talk to IMAP. Talk to POP. That's an easy standard. If you're
>> going to do IMAP, either do it right or don't do it at all. Half-assed is
>> bullshit.
> 
> Both of these statements ignore that existing products don't support IMAP 
> 100% correctly either.
> 
> Obviously, the goal of the project is to be better than other clients, but my 
> primary point is that focusing, like a laser, 
> on all the details of IMAP might hamper the effort, and seems to be a 
> sticking point, at least for you John.

I would really like to see a really strong e-mail client that would do both 
IMAP and POP well and that are designed from the get-go to do both well (at 
least in concept) even if the initial implementations are less than perfect.

Bob Allen
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