On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:55:01 -0500, Allie Martin wrote: > * Your mail is stored centrally on the IMAP server, so server space > can be an issue. GMail and Yahoo offer 1GB of space now and I run > my own mailserver ... not an issue for me or for others these > days.
Allie, I've been a lurker on this thread, because I've toyed with the idea of going to IMAP for a long while now. But I've always been put off by all of the complaints I read about IMAP clients, including TB. Once again, however, you've almost sold me on IMAP. But... The above paragraph is unclear to me. I don't follow your reference to Gmail and Yahoo. Did you mean to say that using Webmail - essentially on a permanent basis (and with 1GB of space) - is a comparable alternative to IMAP. If so, then that makes sense, to some degree. But of course you lose all of the myriad features of your email client (our ultrasonic bat). Your last comment, "not an issue for me..." - was this to say that this "disadvantage" does not apply to you and most people any more? One practical question I have and maybe you can help me with it. For a while now, I have set up my own domain. The hosting service that I have states nothing about IMAP access for email (although I can set up unlimited email accounts with Webmail access). If I want to collect my email via IMAP, will I have to go looking for another hosting service or is this just something that I can easily set up for myself? (And, FWIW, whatever your response to the above, it seems to me that ease of use and availability of access are two more major disadvantages of IMAP that you did not list.) -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.10 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.10 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
