* Henrik Enberg <enb...@gmail.com> [03-18-09 16:18]: > > Well, It's quite useful if you wish to access your mail on many > different computers and mobile devices. In fact, fast flatrate > connectivity probably increases the usefulness of something like IMAP. > > The main drawback, and the mainreason I don't use it directly is that > unless you run a local server with the low latency that gives you, > it's just too slow. 1 second to display an email is more noticeable > than you'd think before you try it. >
I agree. I perfer to ssh into my home machine and access my email. With a flash drive and putty I have access from nearly any windoz machine and almost all linux boxes have ssh, so my email is available from nearly anywhere. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org
