[Novalug] Emacs and vm

[James Ewing Cottrell 3rd]

OK, fine, so it works with IMAP too.

The REAL limitation is number of messages in a particular folder. They 
have to be sorted.

I USED TO use it for local mailboxes, or for popping. Now I use 
Thunderbird and/or Seamonkey.

Now Gmail has it's own indexing schemes, does it not? If so, why use 
anything else?

I would say that VM is a bad match for this. VM via IMAP should be OK 
for other stuff, but sort your mail into folders of reasonable sizes.

I quit using VM when my folders got too big.

JIM

Don E. Groves, Jr. wrote:
> I figured that VM did really support IMAP.
>
> I was just responding to James statement of:
>   IIRC, VM works with Local Mailboxes. GMAIL is a Web Based Application
>
> Implying that my question about "maxim SIZE" support and using the
> beginning size of Gmail account where unrelated somehow.
>  When in fact Gmail is just an "E-Mail Storage Sub System" with some
> extended features.
>
> Still my question of:
>
>   What is the SIZE limit of accessing an account with VM before you
> possible start running into problems?
>
> Has gone unanswered.
>
> In an earlier message it was reported that you said:
> -> The only problem is when mailboxes grow large. I am not sure
> -> ......
>
> So I ask again:
>   What do you mean by "grow large"?
>   Or what is the SIZE limit of an E-Mail Storage you are planning to
> access by VM?
>
> --
>  DonJr
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Alvin Smith <mezzenger at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> The documentation says that vm DOES support IMAP accounts.  There are
>> instructions for setting up a Gmail account on vm.
>>
>> On 5/8/08, Don E. Groves, Jr. <dgrovesjr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> With IMAP enabled you can access a Gmail account from any
>>> imap-supporting mail client.
>>>
>>> So I guess you are saying that VM does NOT support IMAP and it
>>> therefore restricted to available LOCAL Storage as it's possible
>>> maxim.
>>>
>>> HUM I have a 500 GB usbdisk here.
>>>  I wonder how close it could come to filling it up, before running
>>> into problems?
>>>
>>> --
>>>  DonJr.
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:03 PM, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd
>>> <JECottrell3 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> IIRC, VM works with Local Mailboxes. GMAIL is a Web Based Application.
>>>>
>>>> JIM
>>>>
>>>> Don E. Groves, Jr. wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> You say VM has a possible problem with LARGE accounts. Define "large"
>>>>> please?
>>>>>           
>>> <SNIP>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Don E. Groves, Jr.
>>>
>>> Tag it's your turn now... ... ....
>>>
>>>       
>
>
>
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