Re: Pismo/Lombard wireless?

[Bruce Johnson]

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.


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Re: Pismo/Lombard wireless?

[Andrew in Ann Arbor]

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.
Having the mail files on removable media would eliminate downloading 
files twice and also offers an easy recovery is case one computer dies.
Just plug the card into the other computer and pick up where you left 
off.




Why not use a USB card reader plugged into the Lombard (or a Pismo).
Or simpler is to use a memory stick.


I'm trying to avoid projecting parts on the laptop.
I already worry about the cisco wireless card getting hit, a USB memory 
stick would be just as bad.
Incidentally my Sandisk 1Gb Cruzer mini USB memory stick has worked in 
my Lombard under OS 9 and 10. It's PC formatted but the files work 
fine.
With a Pismo I would use the internal wireless card with a compact 
flash card  for data.
Pismos are cool, I need to find a barebones model and swap all my 
Lombard peripherals over.


Andrew in Ann Arbor


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