Re: [evolution-patches] fix for bug #43241

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> > At the very least: The mail is not stored as intended on the IMAP
> > server. If the user knows about this issue, he will remember this
> > particular mail being saved on a local account on a machine, he has
> > right now (as he needs the mail) no access to.
> > 
> > The user will blame Evolution for this behavior and call it a bug. And
> > he is right, IMHO.
> 
> Given the fragility of the path I have to use to get at my work email
> server from home (imap over ssh over ssh, crossing the Atlantic twice),
> I often find it necessary to disable that account. I wouldn't want to be
> prevented from sending mail ostensibly from dwmw2 work though -- I can
> always copy it across to my real outgoing folder later. 
> 
> I find the argument that I won't have access to those folders at a later
> date to be a red herring --

Sorry David -- I know you as a knowledgeable hacker and respect your
opinions -- but I don't know, if you are familiar with this issue, as
you never took part in the large discussion about my bug so far.

Have you read all of the posts to the bug? There are a whole lot more
issues, than this one.
 http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=43241


> even here in the land of poor Internet
> connectivity I consider any machine which I can't get at from the
> outside to be broken, and refuse to use it :)

So your Laptop is broken and you refuse to use it -- just because it is
at home, not connected, and you are at the office using another machine
to access your IMAP servers mail?


This is one of my points: You do know. Well, then have a look at the
users mailing lists. There are a couple of folks, asking about some
really basic things. And now think about all those folks, not even smart
enough to use mailing lists...

Evolution wanna enable all those folks, to use and manage their mails.
Hackers are not the only users of Evolution...

...guenther


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