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List:       kroupware
Subject:    Re: [Kroupware] Disconnected imap (was: Re: Proko2 is Good News
From:       Martin Konold <martin.konold () erfrakon ! de>
Date:       2004-04-11 13:11:14
Message-ID: 200404111511.15028.martin.konold () erfrakon ! de
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Am Friday 09 April 2004 10:32 am schrieb Frederik Himpe:

Hi Frederik,

> > what? no way, people need to be able to see their email, calendar and
> > other
> > data from a disconnected laptop.

Yes, this is _one_ of the reasons to use dIMAP.

> We need both, when there's a connection with the server, things should be
> updated immediately on the server, when there's no connection, it should
> work on cached information and synchronize at first login.

Yes, this is exaclty how dIMAP works.

> Anyway, the use of disconnected IMAP, was for us also the reason not to
> use kolab, it is much too confusing to users that their info is not
> updated immediately.

IMHO this is a missunderstanding.
_Nothing_ within the dIMAP protocol prevents from an immediate synchronization 
in case the client is online.

Regards,
-- martin

Dipl.-Phys. Martin Konold

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