On 21/01/2019 15.49, Liam Proven wrote:
On 20/01/2019 13:07, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Thunderbird takes hours to sync for offline use the mail archive, and makes mistakes not storing this or that post - I notice when those missing posts are those I need. So no, Thunderbird offline storage is not a valid solution.
Unfortunately, here, I can confirm from personal experience that Carlos is correct.
(Not "unfortunately" because I don't want to agree with Carlos! "Unfortunately" because I like Thunderbird -- it's my favourite MUA.)
LOL! :-))
I can't use T'bird for my personal mail any more, because just 1 day isn't long enough for it to sync with my 90% full 13-year-old Gmail account.
I have considered learning enough Python to write a sort of "rsync for IMAP", because I too have seen the unreliable synching issue. Mails are present in Gmail but missing in T'bird because for some reason T'bird doesn't retrieve them. Threads get broken, attachments aren't there. Moving messages between folders leaves large gaps where hundreds, thousands, of messages get missed.
However, I had not considered running multiple local IMAP servers as a way round it. That does seem over the top.
In your case, it could be a single local imap server. For syncing in one direction only from gmail to your machine, "imapsync" would work, although I haven't tested in that situation. Gmail is, er, special. Gmail does not use folders. It would put everything on the same folder on sync. Argh. I had not thought of that. <https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/FAQ.Gmail.txt> Wow. See this one: «Q. How many days does it take to transfer X GB? R. Basically it takes X days to transfer X GB per account. Gmail has usage limits per day and use throttlers when they are overtaken» My case is totally different. I get new mail from gmail and others using fetchmail, then process is and store under dovecot.
A tablet?
:-D
As a confirmed laptop enthusiast, I bought a Chuwi Hi9 Air back in June before a planned hospital stay. I use it more than I thought I would. Cheap, high spec, sharp screen, dual SIM plus µSD slot.
I feel unable to handle mail on my tablet for long. A family post or two, with the gmail app. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)