Subject: [sup-talk] IMAP alternative for Sup?

From: [email-masked] (Joe Wölfel)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:21:58 -0400

I am using sup with IMAP.  I connect via multiple accounts using multiple
machines.  This is not surprisingly very slow.  Is there an IMAP alternative
that caches all messages locally that is not too complicated to setup with Sup? 

Thanks,
Joe

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From: [email-masked] (Edward Z. Yang)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:25:08 -0400

> that caches all messages locally that is not too complicated to setup with Sup? 

The solution commonly recommended is OfflineImap. I have not tried this myself.

Cheers,
Edward

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From: [email-masked] (Joe Wölfel)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:21:11 -0400

> The solution commonly recommended is OfflineImap. I have not tried this myself.

That did the trick.  Now everything is instantaneous.  

Also, I noticed that Sup's polling mechanism no longer locks up.   With IMAP I
used to have to restart Sup on occasion.  Now that doesn't seem to happen.  I'm
not sure if that's relevant to the that other sup-talk thread on locking but
maybe it's helpful info . 

Thanks,
Joe

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From: [email-masked] (Edward Z. Yang)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:14:26 -0400

> maybe it's helpful info . 

This is probably because OfflineIMAP polls more frequently.  I've had good
results getting rid of the lock up by decreasing Sup's polling time (unfortunately
it's hard-coded in Sup).

Cheers,
Edward

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From: [email-masked] (Ben Walton)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:34:48 -0400

Excerpts from Edward Z. Yang's message of Fri Jun 12 10:14:26 -0400 2009:

> This is probably because OfflineIMAP polls more frequently.  I've
> had good results getting rid of the lock up by decreasing Sup's
> polling time (unfortunately it's hard-coded in Sup).

This is one thing that would be a good candiate for a $config setting,
or maybe even a per-source value if you're in the unfortunate position
of polling multiple imap servers.  Fortunately, I don't have to deal
with imap myself.

-Ben
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