Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-04 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/04/2011 02:52 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 07:02 AM, Camaleón wrote: [snip] And admittely, in such programs (like Getmail or Fetchmail) it is very useful to have the "keep" option while configuring the application so you d

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-04 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/03/2011 07:02 AM, Camaleón wrote: > [snip] >> >> And admittely, in such programs (like Getmail or Fetchmail) it is very >> useful to have the "keep" option while configuring the application so you >> don't delete e-mails unless you are sur

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-03 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:26:25 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/03/2011 07:02 AM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >> As I said before, it's understandable that the default setting is >> "keep" in such programs to avoid missing e-mails while testing. >> >> > Disagree. Defaults are for the *common* choices

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-03 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/03/2011 07:02 AM, Camaleón wrote: [snip] And admittely, in such programs (like Getmail or Fetchmail) it is very useful to have the "keep" option while configuring the application so you don't delete e-mails unless you are sure they're well routed locally and messages reach their inboxes.

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-03 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:21:47 -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011 18:27:29 + (UTC) Camaleón > wrote: > > ... > >> Next time you need to configure a POP3 account tell me if you leave >> enable the "keep a copy in the server" setting. It's not the default, >> it never has been in any M

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-06-02 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 18 May 2011 18:27:29 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: ... > Next time you need to configure a POP3 account tell me if you leave > enable the "keep a copy in the server" setting. It's not the default, it > never has been in any MUA, or not in any I'm aware of. I don't think how > is that so

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-22 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, Howard Eisenberger wrote: Also, mutt -f pop(s)://mail.example.com/ to read e-mail on a POP3 server "online". That's neat. I used the following and they both worked: mutt -f pops://localhost mutt -f imaps://localhost I was able to delete, undelete and delete a message again. Ende

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-22 Thread Howard Eisenberger
On 2011-05-17, Alan Chandler wrote: > POP has an option to leave messages on the server after you have read them. > > I have a server set up which stores all my mails, and I use IMAP to read > them. I have a few old accounts from old ISPs which uses POP, and I > just collect mails from them wit

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On 05/21/2011 12:51 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: [snip] for the purposes of this conversation - what do you think - is "normally" a subset of "may" or of "must?" :-) Neither. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Normal \Nor"mal\ (n[^o]r"mal), a. [L. norm

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-21 Thread Miles Fidelman
good pointer! Chris Davies wrote: See RFC2119 (http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt) for a complete definition! Miles Fidelman wrote: As I said, In "standards speak." "Should" or "must" => always (at least if done right; anything else is wrong). what was I t

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-21 Thread Chris Davies
Miles Fidelman wrote: > As I said, In "standards speak." > "Should" or "must" => always (at least if done right; anything else is > wrong). > "May" => optional; alternatives are possible and allowed. See RFC2119 (http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt) for a complete definition! Chris --

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-20 Thread Miles Fidelman
Lisi wrote: On Wednesday 18 May 2011 21:09:45 Miles Fidelman wrote: I also note that in standards speak, "normally" is equivalent to "may." In which language, pray? Certainly not in English. As I said, In "standards speak." "Should" or "must" => always (at least if done right

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-20 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 18 May 2011 21:09:45 Miles Fidelman wrote: > I also note that in standards speak, "normally" is equivalent to > "may." In which language, pray? Certainly not in English. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Camaleón wrote: Next time you need to configure a POP3 account tell me if you leave enable the "keep a copy in the server" setting. It's not the default, it never has been in any MUA, or not in any I'm aware of. I don't think how is that so hard to understand. I think everyone understand th

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Qua, 18 Mai 2011, Camaleón wrote: Next time you need to configure a POP3 account tell me if you leave enable the "keep a copy in the server" setting. It's not the default, it never has been in any MUA, or not in any I'm aware of. I don't think how is that so hard to understand. That's a MUA

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 18 May 2011 12:28:31 -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Camaleón wrote: > >> On Wed, 18 May 2011 10:32:01 -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: >> >>> The protocol is very specific - listing headers, downloading/reading >>> messages, marking messages for deletion, and actually deleting >>> message

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 18 May 2011 16:50:54 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:57:16 + (UTC) Camaleón > wrote: > > Hello Camaleón, > >> Pop3 was not designed to keep the messages on the server, having such >> option is not the norm but the exception (many e-mail server do not >> have > >

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Brad Rogers
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:57:16 + (UTC) Camaleón wrote: Hello Camaleón, > Pop3 was not designed to keep the messages on the server, having such > option is not the norm but the exception (many e-mail server do not > have Cam, if you want to be all Humpty Dumpty about it(0), fine. Just don't

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Camaleón wrote: On Wed, 18 May 2011 10:32:01 -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: The protocol is very specific - listing headers, downloading/reading messages, marking messages for deletion, and actually deleting messages (when a QUIT is issued) are very distinct operations that have to be execute

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 18 May 2011 10:32:01 -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> That's okay, but not for me (so I noted), at least not "technically >> speaking" in this context where pop3, due to its own nature, inherits >> by default a "download/fetch/get/retrieve and delete" action ;-) >> >>

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Miles Fidelman
Camaleón wrote: That's okay, but not for me (so I noted), at least not "technically speaking" in this context where pop3, due to its own nature, inherits by default a "download/fetch/get/retrieve and delete" action ;-) Nope. The protocol is very specific - listing headers, downloading/read

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 18 May 2011 14:53:40 +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:31:27AM +, Camaleón wrote: >> This is mostly a technical mailing list and the above definitions do >> not have to entirely fit with the ones used to define a standard >> protocol¹. Meaning, in plain English yes

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Jon Dowland
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:31:27AM +, Camaleón wrote: > This is mostly a technical mailing list and the above definitions do not > have to entirely fit with the ones used to define a standard protocol¹. > Meaning, in plain English yes, "download" is a very generic term covering > many situat

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 17 May 2011 14:31:27 -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In , Camaleón wrote: >>On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:42:28 +0300, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:21:36 -0500 John Hasler wrote: There is no way to read anything without downloading it. >>> >>

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Freeman
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:42:58AM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > >But that's what IMAP is for. POP is specifically designed as a > >temporary holding area (like a Post Office Box). > > > >> There are some way to read the mails from POP3 account without > >>download...ma

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Camaleón wrote: >On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:42:28 +0300, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: >>> On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:21:36 -0500 >>> John Hasler wrote: >>> >>> There is no way to read anything without downloading it. >> >> Obvious :-) > >Not that obvious :-P > >I can read POP3 messages from my po

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread John Hasler
Iwrote: > There is no way to read anything without downloading it. RMAwrites: > Obvious :-) You would think so, wouldn't you? -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 17 mai 11, 15:50:57, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:42:28 +0300, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: > > >> On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:21:36 -0500 > >> John Hasler wrote: > > > >> There is no way to read anything without downloading it. > > > > Obvious :-) > > Not that obvious :-P > >

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 17 May 2011 16:42:28 +0300, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: >> On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:21:36 -0500 >> John Hasler wrote: > >> There is no way to read anything without downloading it. > > Obvious :-) Not that obvious :-P I can read POP3 messages from my pop3 e-mail checker while I'm not

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ron Johnson wrote: But that's what IMAP is for. POP is specifically designed as a temporary holding area (like a Post Office Box). There are some way to read the mails from POP3 account without download...maybe a gateway to IMAP...some idea? Who goes to the Post Office, reads their m

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
> On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:21:36 -0500 > John Hasler wrote: > There is no way to read anything without downloading it. Obvious :-) -- RMA. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: h

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread John Hasler
Jesus arteche writes: > There are some way to read the mails from POP3 account without > download... There is no way to read anything without downloading it. If you want the messages to remain on the server don't send DELE commands. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ.

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Alan Chandler
On 17/05/11 10:52, Jesus arteche wrote: Hi, We have a problem. We are building an app which uses Roundcube to read mails. It's ok for IMAP accounts, but we need to read an account provider who just uses POP3. We need to read it without download the mails. There are some way to read the mails f

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Miles Fidelman
Jesus arteche wrote: We have a problem. We are building an app which uses Roundcube to read mails. It's ok for IMAP accounts, but we need to read an account provider who just uses POP3. We need to read it without download the mails. There are some way to read the mails from POP3 account witho

Re: Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Ron Johnson
On 05/17/2011 04:52 AM, Jesus arteche wrote: Hi, We have a problem. We are building an app which uses Roundcube to read mails. It's ok for IMAP accounts, but we need to read an account provider who just uses POP3. We need to read it without download the mails. But that's what IMAP is for. PO

Avoid POP3

2011-05-17 Thread Jesus arteche
Hi, We have a problem. We are building an app which uses Roundcube to read mails. It's ok for IMAP accounts, but we need to read an account provider who just uses POP3. We need to read it without download the mails. There are some way to read the mails from POP3 account without download...maybe