Indeed. This is why I deemed it the worst-case scenario! But you can configure Outlook to display the total size of every incoming e-mail. This won't do much good, as you know, if you stick with POP3. However, using IMAP4, your users can download only the headers and decide which messages to open and which ones to move to another folder. I'm sorry that I wasn't clear about this and thought it implied.
Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: "RMilner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 18:20 Subject: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size > *sigh* > > Sure Outlook can do it, but that means it already been retrieved to move it > to an Outlook folder, thus defeating the original purpose of not taking > 30-60 minutes to retrieve an email via POP3 with some large attachment while > in an airport connecting planes and not being able to retrieve the other 20 > emails behind the large attachment as that has to be retrieved first to get > the next 20 emails. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Guy Isabel > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 3:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] IMail Rule for Attachment Size > > > Using the worst-case scenario, your Outlook users could create a rule in > their e-mail client to move incoming messages over a certain size to another > folder. (This is trivial to do with Outlook Express 6 rules.) But it would > be a *local* folder. See the problem? > > However, as others have pointed out, IMAP4 is a *much* better choice for > many reasons. I understand that you seem to be committed to POP3 and that > your users seem to be utterly confused if, say, a new button were to appear > on the toolbar, but consider that with POP3, they already have to deal with > whether to leave a copy on the server or not if they use both a desktop at > the office and a laptop while on the road. > > IMAP4 (or Web mail) would give them a unified view of their mail wherever > they access it and have *one* "Sent" folder for legal purposes. > > I know that your initial request was for a simple solution involving POP3 > and IMail rules, but the way I look at your business rules/requirements --- > as opposed to getting fixated on e-mail protocols --, a simple solution > already exists, namely IMAP4. I did a mass migration from POP3 to IMAP4 for > hundreds of users two years ago for a client. Not even the CEO nor the > receptionist were traumatized as it looked essentially the same in their > GUI. Indeed, the users found it much simpler and applauded the move. (True > story from the trenches.) > > Guy To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
