Comments on: Big Wraps for IMAP (and tuffmail) http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DrewMerkle http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-323687 DrewMerkle Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:26:10 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-323687 As someone who until recently worked for a company which had outsourced all email functions for 100+ employees to Tuffmail, I can attest to the fact that the service works well and is a good value, especially when it comes to filtering spam. Just keep in mind that there are quite a few hops between you and the service provider -- these hops are not under control of you or the provider. If there is some routing problem you won't be able to access your email. You won't even be able to tell your users via email that you have a problem... *sigh* Although Mac Mail will store a cache of your email messages, if you ever need to resynchronize your mailbox and you have lots of attachments, you may as well forget about touching your mail again for a day. Larger interests with many users would do well to have an in-house IMAP email server, while letting Tuffmail filter incoming email ahead of their server. As someone who until recently worked for a company which had outsourced all email functions for 100+ employees to Tuffmail, I can attest to the fact that the service works well and is a good value, especially when it comes to filtering spam.

Just keep in mind that there are quite a few hops between you and the service provider — these hops are not under control of you or the provider. If there is some routing problem you won’t be able to access your email. You won’t even be able to tell your users via email that you have a problem… *sigh*

Although Mac Mail will store a cache of your email messages, if you ever need to resynchronize your mailbox and you have lots of attachments, you may as well forget about touching your mail again for a day.

Larger interests with many users would do well to have an in-house IMAP email server, while letting Tuffmail filter incoming email ahead of their server.

]]> By: Richard5 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29883 Richard5 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:23:25 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29883 You've mentioned about all the reasons why I myself chose for IMAP on my own server as well. I'm using roundcube for webmail to access email all around the world stored on my mac mini located on my desktop. But you should make sure you've got a good backup strategy ! Because if something happens all is gone... You’ve mentioned about all the reasons why I myself chose for IMAP on my own server as well. I’m using roundcube for webmail to access email all around the world stored on my mac mini located on my desktop. But you should make sure you’ve got a good backup strategy ! Because if something happens all is gone…

]]> By: kiil http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29767 kiil Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:41:22 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29767 Just a reminder because it is imap you should still have at least one mail client that stores a copy of each email as a backup. Even service providers have breakdowns and bad back-up policies. Just a thought. Just a reminder because it is imap you should still have at least one mail client that stores a copy of each email as a backup. Even service providers have breakdowns and bad back-up policies. Just a thought.

]]> By: Rourke McNamara http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29736 Rourke McNamara Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:25:28 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29736 I'm also a big tuffmail fan. I just posted an article on <a href="http://www.rourkem.com/2006/10/20/why-i-dont-use-gmail/" rel="nofollow">why I use IMAP instead of GMail</a> that covers some similar material in more depth. I’m also a big tuffmail fan. I just posted an article on why I use IMAP instead of GMail that covers some similar material in more depth.

]]> By: Ivan X http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29721 Ivan X Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:15:43 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29721 I was wrong -- it's actually called ChatterEmail, in case you're looking for it. I was wrong — it’s actually called ChatterEmail, in case you’re looking for it.

]]> By: Ivan X http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29720 Ivan X Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:14:06 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29720 I'm a recent IMAP convert myself and I love it. I have a web hosting account at LunarPages, and it includes IMAP support which works flawlessly. I use Entourage as my Mac client, and that works very well. (I never liked Mail.app.) But the best part is using ChatterMail on my Treo -- you get notified of email the moment it comes in, like an Enterprise BlackBerry, and of course any deleting, filing, replying, etc, is then visible at home. To get the live email notification, the IMAP server has to support push (IMAP IDLE), which apparently .Mac does not, for whatever reason. For Treo users with IMAP accounts, definitely check out Chattermail -- it's super cool. I’m a recent IMAP convert myself and I love it. I have a web hosting account at LunarPages, and it includes IMAP support which works flawlessly. I use Entourage as my Mac client, and that works very well. (I never liked Mail.app.)

But the best part is using ChatterMail on my Treo — you get notified of email the moment it comes in, like an Enterprise BlackBerry, and of course any deleting, filing, replying, etc, is then visible at home. To get the live email notification, the IMAP server has to support push (IMAP IDLE), which apparently .Mac does not, for whatever reason. For Treo users with IMAP accounts, definitely check out Chattermail — it’s super cool.

]]> By: Mike http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29649 Mike Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29649 I have a web hosting account at DreamHost so I use their IMAP server for my mail. I have a web hosting account at DreamHost so I use their IMAP server for my mail.

]]> By: John Speno http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29619 John Speno Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:38:31 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/10/23/big-wraps-for-imap-and-tuffmail/#comment-29619 Another great advantage of IMAP is the ability for shared access to the mail. webmail.us is my favorite mail hosting company because they offer unlimited bandwidth and up to 5GB storage per account. Of course we all use Mail.app with them, but their webmail interface isn't too bad either. Another great advantage of IMAP is the ability for shared access to the mail. webmail.us is my favorite mail hosting company because they offer unlimited bandwidth and up to 5GB storage per account. Of course we all use Mail.app with them, but their webmail interface isn’t too bad either.

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