[Novalug] Emacs and vm

[Alvin Smith]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 4:02 PM, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd <
JECottrell3 at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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?


Because a text based email client is better when you have to rely on screen
readers.  Which is the reason this topic came up in the first place.  The
user is blind.

>
>
> 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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