Two more quick notes specificallly about GMail... 1. In addition to the previously mentioned Tidbits.com article about using IMAP with GMail, there was a more recent series of three articles about how to handle large amounts of e-mail using the GMail web client. The Web client updates things a bit too much, and by default it uses flash for uploading attchments, but I sometimes do find it quicker then my IMAP client. It does however highlight an area where the Safari / VoiceOver do not work well with some dynamic elements. A great example is the "move" message in the when reading a message. This brings up an edit box that I seem to only be able to find when I turn off cursor tracking.
2. GMail does support a simulation of the Outlook protocol for use on Windows 5/6 version cell phones. If you are a user of Mobile Speak then I suggest you contact me off list if you want to know how to configure this. Jonathan On Jul 9, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Jon Cohn wrote: > If you like to keep your folder structure of e-mails the same on all of the > systems then IMAP is the only stand solution. POP just allows scanning, > downloading and deleting of e-mails on your e-mail providers server. > Actually my first sentence is a bit off, IBM and Microsoft provide > Domino/Notes and Exchange/Outlook respectively which also synchronize items. > Both Domino and Outlook also provide synchronization of contacts notes, > tasks and todo lists in addition to e-mail. The Macintosh Address Book, > Calendar, and mail program have plugins that minimally support the Exchange > protocols. > > Now to your question of which to use... If you will always read e-mails > using the same client then it does not really matter. Only advantage to IMAP > is that if your computer dies your e-mail provider has a copy of every > message. One disadvantage of IMAP if you do not go into the deep > configurations, is that the Mac mail client will only download partial > messages when it connects to the server and then once you ask to read the > message there is a usually slight delay while the Mac gets the rest of the > message. > > Another case where you can use POP is when any secondary locations where you > read e-mail, you do not care about any messages other then the most current. > > Best regards, > > Jonathan > is > > Have a great weekend, > > Jonathan > > On Jul 8, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Cakes wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Can you guys chime in on what email client you like and which protocol pop >> or imap you prefer and perhaps a little explanation why you choose what you >> choose for emailing? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Johnny >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
