On Tuesday 11 December 2007 04:48:21 pm James Sparenberg wrote: > On Tuesday 11 December 2007 03:26:50 pm Jose Antonio Vacas Martinez > > wrote: > > Grande!!!! > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 11:24 PM, Aniello Del Sorbo <anidel at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I really love it!!!!! > > > So fast even on gprs! > > > > > > The way mail reading was meant to be. > > > > > > Thanks a lot for this gem. It deserves a place in the next os > > > release. > > > > > > ----- Original message ----- > > > > > > > Dear Maemo-Users, > > > > > > > > If you're using OS2008 (Chinook), you might be interested in > > > > the Modest email program (http://modest.garage.maemo.org) > > > > > > > > [ Scroll down for the install file (but please read this mail > > > > first!). ] > > > > > > > > We've been working on "Modest" for a while now, with great > > > > contributions from Igalia > > > > (http://www.igalia.com/news/modest), Philip Van Hoof > > > > (Tinymail), Openismus and others. And while it's not finished > > > > or bugfree yet, you might want to give it a try. We'll be > > > > blogging on Planet Maemo with news and updates. > > > > > > > > Some highlights: > > > > - the basics: POP/IMAP/SMTP (normal/secure); > > > > - IMAP folders support, and IMAP-IDLE ("push-email") > > > > - easy setup of new accounts > > > > - send and receive of rich text-emails > > > > - managing mail with your fingers > > > > - 100% open-source with a BSD-like license > > > > > > > > Some important notes: > > > > - modest will *not* replace the official e-mail program > > > > - it does have the same name/icon in the menus, so don't > > > > get confused! > > > > - modest uses English, regardless of your settings > > > > - modest works great with Gmail; don't forget to use > > > > 'user at gmail.com' as your username, not just 'user'. > > > > > > > > You can find an install file here: > > > > http://modest.garage.maemo.org/repos/modest-chinook.install > > > > > > > > This is for OS2008 (Chinook), and will *not* work on OS2007. > > > > It's b?ta release, not for production use, so use at your own > > > > risk! > > > > > > > > If you do, please let us know what you think of modest. > > > > Please refer to our webpage to see the various communication > > > > channels that are available -- thanks. > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > The Modest Team. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Looks great... tried it out with IMAP and SSL connectiing to an > exchange server. > > not fun > > Seems that MS has the deleted pile ... the really deleted pile the > "I know you said to delete it but I'm keeping it anyway pile" and > the "Just in case you lied the 1st 3 times" pile. (Ok the last one > I haven't found yet.) > > Seems that modest mail is trying now to download every mail I've > received in the last 6 months or so, including all of my > previously discarded junk etc. All 29,938 mails. Not cool. > > Any idea how I can get it to stop doing this without pissing off > the win-admin and shooting the exchange server? ;) > > On the up side. everything else works like a charm...... Beta's > should always be this smooth. > > James > Ok Jonathan was kind enough to point out where the setting was to set a limit on the number of e-mails it will grab. This is progress. James
