Mikael Byström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >Alas, this has always been the case, in all successive versions :-(
> >
> >Presumably the standard answer may be, 'then go pop'...
> 
> Yes, but as I think I said this situation as it is, is not necessary. If
> IMAP can add anything to POP it's the trustworthyness of having all mail
> backed up safely at the server available from many places, but also
> available locally in a email client, typically on a portable, if you
> choose to. As there already are a cache in PowerMail for IMAP messages,
> then why not make them available offline?

of course you are right. I too have been dreaming after this for
years...
Now, there are a couple of other features that may be even more
important: mail threading, certificates and encryption...

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