Linux and fonts and Firefox and human-factors design

[Paul Lussier]

Fred <puissante at lrc.puissante.com> writes:

> One of the reasons I exclusively use the IMAP protocol for email is the fact 
> I can migrate my mailbox folder layouts to *any* IMAP client on different 
> computers. With POP, you're kinda stuck with the computer and client you 
> initially use. 

I'm not sure I follow this logic.  What does the protocol used to
transport mail have to do with the underlying storage of the message?

I use fetchmail, it speaks pop and IMAP.  My messages are stored in
text files.  I can easily move my messages to any computer and client
I want with tar and scp.

I can also search my mail significantly faster with tools like find,
grep, and perl than I could with any exclusively IMAP-based client.

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Seeya,
Paul