Re: [Evolution] Feature request: Pop-before-IMAP

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> > > Even more, IMHO pop-after-smtp feels plain wrong and should not be
> > offered as an option. I could be wrong though...
> >
> > Yes, I can see your point of view. It's a bit of a hackish way of
> > authenticating a user, but it's super easy to set up, and pretty
> > effective. My main point is that if you're going to offer it at all, why
> > not allow it to work with IMAP too?
>
> I see your point, too. If that isn't intended, it should not be offered.
>
> We should leave the decision to the knowledgeable hackers. I just filed
> it in bugzilla -- let's see, if it gets closed... ;-)
>
> http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=43126

Status: RESOLVED  Resolution: WONTFIX


Jeff quickly took the bug, considered it and found the following
solution:

--- comment from Jeff Stedfast
clicking on "check for supported types" will make this option
unselectable. beyond that, there's nothing else we can do within a
reasonable amount of hacking.


Not much to add to this point...

...guenther


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