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 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
