Re: [Evolution] delete mail after xx days from POP3 server

[Brian <brianb sboss com>]

On Sat, 2002-04-13 at 11:13, Rob Walker wrote:

> I agree that this use of POP might not be optimum.  However, sometimes
> we don't get to choose which type of server we connect to, our employer
> tells us what we get to use.

Tell your employer that your current choice does not fit your needs :)

> Also, being able to "pull off this hack" is moving more and more towards
> the "basic needs" camp, and away from the "amazing feature" camp.  I
> realize it removes a sense of control when some other application starts
> to take over aspects of your design, but the fact is that email
> applications are not new things, and most of our users are going to be
> coming in to evolution from some other experience.  They will desire, if
> not expect, all of those features that they had before.  The more of
> them that can be provided, the happier they will be with this product.

I guess that's up to the developers to decide, though I for one would
rather see people adopt IMAP rather than making an email client do
something it was never supposed to have to do, but that's just me.

-- 
Brian