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
Excerpts from Joe W?lfel''s message of Wed Jun 10 13:21:58 -0400 2009:> 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?The solution commonly recommended is OfflineImap. I have not tried this myself. Cheers, Edward
Excerpts from Edward Z. Yang''s message of Wed Jun 10 13:25:08 -0400 2009:> Excerpts from Joe W?lfel''s message of Wed Jun 10 13:21:58 -0400 2009: > > 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? > > The solution commonly recommended is OfflineImap. I have not tried this myself. > > Cheers, > EdwardThat 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
Excerpts from Joe W?lfel''s message of Fri Jun 12 09:21:11 -0400 2009:> 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 .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
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 -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302 GPG Key Id: 8E89F6D2; Key Server: pgp.mit.edu Contact me to arrange for a CAcert assurance meeting. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/sup-talk/attachments/20090612/1b0a66e2/attachment.bin>