[Alpine-info] One last question before bed / and Thank ya'll!

[Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info]

On 2024-06-06 20:27, Chris M via Alpine-info wrote:

> 

> 

> On Thu, 6 Jun 2024, Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info wrote:

> 

>> On 2024-06-06 19:52, Steve Litt via Alpine-info wrote:

>>> Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info said on Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:24:19 +0200

>>>

>>>> Don't.

>>>>

>>>> Seriously, do not use pop3.

>>>

>>> Why not?

>>>

>>> I don't mean my question as a challenge, and my fetchmail fetches from

>>> IMAP already. I'm just curious what is bad about POP3.

>>

>> I do not see any reason to use ancient pop3. Anything can be done 

>> using imap, which was designed to solve previous caveats.

>>

> 

> 

> Well, that's kinda hard when you're a " PACKRAT" and keep just about 

> EVERYTHING sent to you / and sent by you. I am only using IMAP due to 

> being forced to by ALPINE. I couldn't get a POP3 connect to set up and 

> work with ALPINE.


Well, I used pop3 with Alpine for a decade. We told you:

fetchmail(pop3) + procmail → alpine


> 

> I've been a POP user for years. IDK if you know the English saying we 

> have here in America, but, " If it aint broke, DON'T fix it!"

> 


According to some devs, pop3 is broken from the start :-p


> POP just works everytime I reset my client back up from a backup. 

> weather it be Evolution, or Claws, or KMAIL here in TDE etc.

> 

> I like POP for the fact:

> 

> It works as soon as you set your client back up

> 

> I feel my data is more private with POP3.


Wow!


> I feel like the data is in my possession and is only FOR ME to 

> manipulate and not for some email provider to go one day " Eh, I don't 

> think they need those emails from 2016 anymore * MASS DELETE*


You can do the same with imap:

fetchmail(imap) + procmail → alpine

or

alpine + filtering → local folders.

or

any mail client + filtering → local folders.

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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