Re: [Evolution] Off-topic: Reconnecting to "<my-account-name>" (cancelling)

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sat, 2016-08-13 at 21:07 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Off-topic:
>
> On Sat, 2016-08-13 at 14:40 -0400, Dr. John H. Lauterbach wrote:
> > I am running evolution 3.20.4 (from Gnome3-staging PPA) under Ubuntu
> > 16.04.1 64-bit on my DELL Vostro 3500 laptop.  PC is one all the time
> > except when I have to put it in briefcase for travel.  I do not use
> > hibernation or any power-save features.  evolution 3.20.4 is most
> > stable application on my PC.  If current versions of LibreOffice
> > (5.1.4.2) and Firefox (48.0) were as stable as evolution, I would have
> > the perfect PC.  Also, fast Internet connection speed make evolution
> > run smoother.  50 mips versus 15 makes a noticeable difference.  I
> > take e-mail from three POP servers and one IMAP server.
>
> This reply isn't helpful for the OP at all, but since it's a valid
> request to get a stable office workstation, containing a stable
> combination of a mailer and browser, I guess I shouldn't reply off-list.
>
> I dislike Firefox, while at the same time I like much of the work-flow
> when using Firefox and browsers similar to Firefox.
>
> First of all, Firefox usually is stable, but it comes with a few
> pitfalls. One pitfall is caused by add-ons. Add-ons might make Firefox
> unstable. Another pitfall is the software design. Sometimes Firefox just
> performs very bad, this is not the same as being unstable. While some
> sites cause Firefox and sometimes even the WM/DE to become unresponsive
> for minutes, the same sites with a webkit based browser are fast as
> lightning and don't cause any issues. A browser that is very close to
> Firefox, but based upon webkit is QupZilla. Since you are using
> Evolution, you might want to stay consequently gnomeish and use the
> GNOME browser, that also is based upon webkit. I don't have experiences
> with the GNOME browser, but I at least can recommend to use QupZilla.

What does this have to do with Evolution? Please stay on-topic for the
list.

poc