Version: 1.12.4 (using 4.3.4 (KDE 4.3.4) "release 2", KDE:43 / openSUSE_11.2) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop Config: IMAP + download attachments on demand On very slow lines I see in the progress window one - and sometimes many - download processes running for the same message - even if the message was already displayed before. or is it necessary to configure the account as "disconnected IMAP" ? if so it seems to be a wish to create a "hybrid" system - i.e. caching already downloaded mails until reaching a certain configurable * quota * age. at least I do not want to store all mails + attachments (some GB) locally, only because I am sometimes on very slow or less reliable lines.
quote http://www.imap.org/imap.vs.pop.html "A growing fraction of email users have one machine at work and a different one at home, and possibly also a laptop for travel. We feel that such users would, if given a choice, prefer online and disconnected access, and would choose offline access only when connect time and/or server resources are at a premium. And while online access does imply longer connect times than offline, disconnected use requires roughly the same connect times as offline access. A preference for offline access can not be inferred from its present market share, because much of the user community has never been offered the choice."
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 200923 ***