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Re: Product LockIn

From Joe <joe@jretrading.com>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.slackware, comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux.debian
Subject Re: Product LockIn
Date 2016-03-27 20:52 +0100
Organization JRE Trading Ltd
Message-ID <20160327205237.56c67ee7@jresid.jretrading.com> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <nd68dj$b8j$1@news.albasani.net> <dr7jsc-gsd.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <nd8epv$rnp$5@news.albasani.net> <slrnnffsmb.vpf.BitTwister@wb.home.test> <nd8u1q$pu4$1@news.albasani.net>

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:25:46 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:


> 
> Not with IMAP. The whole point of IMAP is that all the clients synch
> to a single online server space.
> 
> "IMAP was designed with the goal of permitting complete management of
> an email box by multiple email clients, Therefore, clients generally
> leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes them"
> 
> 
> POP is a 'store till I download' protocol. Imap is not.
> 
> 
>

But it must always be possible to delete email from a server,
whatever protocol is used. IMAP allows downloading followed by
deletion, with the default of non-deletion, POP is the other way
around. Either can be used to leave mail on the server or remove all of
it.

-- 
Joe

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Product LockIn no.top.post@gmail.com - 2016-03-25 12:54 +0000
  Re: Product LockIn Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-25 14:10 +0000
  Re: Product LockIn Rick Pikul/Chakat Firepaw <chakatfirepaw@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 22:52 +0000
    Re: Product LockIn Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 12:53 +0000
      Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-26 13:07 +0000
      Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-26 15:18 +0100
        Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-26 15:04 +0000
          Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-26 21:25 +0100
            Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-27 12:05 +0100
              Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-27 15:57 +0200
                Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-29 12:26 +0200
              Re: Product LockIn Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-27 14:45 +0000
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-27 16:25 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-27 16:05 +0000
                Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-29 04:35 +0200
                Re: Product LockIn Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-03-31 01:59 +0000
                Re: Product LockIn Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2016-03-30 21:15 -0700
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-31 11:05 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-03-31 13:11 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-31 15:35 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2016-03-31 12:10 -0400
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-31 22:36 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-03-31 16:00 -0400
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-31 22:35 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-03-31 18:11 -0400
                Re: Product LockIn Graham. <alt.f7-fsks89j@yopmail.com> - 2016-04-04 22:26 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2016-03-31 21:45 -0700
                Re: Product LockIn Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-31 06:14 -0500
                Re: Product LockIn Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-03-31 13:24 +0000
                Re: Product LockIn noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-04-01 13:19 +1000
                Re: Product LockIn Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2016-03-31 21:52 -0700
                Re: Product LockIn Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-31 16:36 +0000
                Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-01 03:45 +0200
                Re: Product LockIn Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-03-27 18:14 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-27 20:52 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-28 01:12 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-03-28 04:04 -0300
                Re: Product LockIn Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-03-28 08:32 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-28 11:47 +0100
                Re: Product LockIn Aaron Baugher <aaron@baugher.biz> - 2016-03-28 07:07 -0500
                Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-29 04:32 +0200
        Re: Product LockIn no.top.post@gmail.com - 2016-03-28 02:55 +0000
          Re: Product LockIn "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-03-29 04:44 +0200
      Re: Product LockIn Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-26 19:05 +0000
      Re: Product LockIn Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-03-26 16:37 -0300
  Re: Product LockIn sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2016-03-30 14:37 +0000

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