On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Tim Ashman <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My problem with imap is I don't want to leave any email on a server or machine > that isn't mine. I have a couple of reasons for this the highlights are as > follows. > > 1. Nobody but me knows if I have even read the email. They can see I've > downloaded it and when but that doesn't mean I have read it. > > 2. Government Subpena's - They would have to come to me unless the isp is > keeping deleted emails for a long time, which they might be > > 3. Tracking. using IMAP, Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, the service can not only > tell when you opened, but how many times you've opened it, whether you > replied, who you replied too, etc, etc, etc. No thanks, my email is my > business and where I send them, file them and how I respond to them is my > business. > > tim > While those reasons are certainly compelling and valid and part of my consideration, I would add that the additional folder management that IMAP does (which is supposed to be a positive) gets in the way of offline email management. Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
