Re: [Rant] The Endless Search for a Mail Client That Doesn't Suck
On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 01:28:10AM -0400, Cristian Gutierrez wrote:
> Brian Nelson wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >>> Furthermore, I ran into problems with offline synchronization.
> >>
> >> if you are using imap, there is zero syncrhonization problems,
> >> as your email and folders are only on the imap server
> >
> > Hmm? I don't use OfflineIMAP for shits and giggles, ya know. [...]
>
> I think I've been where you are right now. I wanted Gnus flexibility but
> because nnmbox was a royal PITA, and nnmaildir didn't make it a lot
> better, I envied mutt's usual performance.
>
> So I decided to `outsource' maildir access to a dedicated
> compiled-chunk-of-C-code daemon: I have courier serving IMAP to Gnus,
> and offlineimap syncing the mail server with the *maildir folders*, not
> the local server.
>
> Now Gnus (via nnimap) scans, enters and exits folders blazingly fast
> (unlike nnmaildir), doesn't fill up my half-gigabyte memory (as nnmbox
> did), and doesn't interfere with offlineimap; instead, courier
> does. Well, does not :-) Being a maildir directory, those two coexist
> nicely.
[...]
Interesting. Add enough levels of indirection and you will eventually
reach email nirvana. :)
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You win again, gravity!
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