On Sep 7, 2005, at 4:51 PM, Andrew in Ann Arbor wrote:
On Sep 6, 2005, at 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello all
I'lm about to switch my e-mail over to a G4 Cube ans I want to have
a powerbook that will share the same mail files.
The concept is to store the mail files on a CF card in a USB reader
attached to the Cube.
For portable use I'll plug the card into a powerbook and pick up
wherever I left off.
Call me crazy, but why not just use IMAP or uncheck the "Remove copy
from server after retrieving a message" option? Seems a lot easier
than buying another machine to use some sort of removable media.
I confess I haven't figured out IMAP yet, the files are then kept
on a remote server.
I like the idea that my e-mail is on my hard drive.
I do keep copies on my ISPs server which is good for back up but if
I go to a second computer I have to download and delete messages
I've already read.
Using Mail.app you can set it to save a copy of mail you've read
locally.
The main difference between IMAP and POP is that you primary mail
store lives on the server.
If you make changes on one computer, the next time you connect with
another computer it will synchronize with the server first. Deleted
messages are gone already. All your systems are up-to-date
automatically (when connected). All your systems have the same folder
structure.
I like it, but then I routinely use three or four different computers
to read my e-mail.
IMAP with cached local copies is very much like POP with mail left on
the server, except all the synchronization hassles are handled
automatically, which REALLY sounds like what you want to do.
The 'real' copy of the e-mail is always on the server, where it
should be, IMO, where it's backed up and on good stable systems.
Now it's a hassle for accidentally deleted mails, because once gone
they're generally really gone, but backups can handle that as well.
--
Bruce Johnson
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