POP3 / gmail polling support
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@d19dotca Yes, I understand and defer to your points.
Although I still feel time-limited Cloudron resource should NOT go on 'edge cases' like that. Why enable a bad way of doing things?
While I do accept the validity of the use cases you mention, I would still suggest that way of doing things is poor strategy. Email is an unreliable transport mechanism, and if there is a workflow involved, then something imapfilter or IFTTT or Zapier or n8n should be involved.
And really I was questioning (badly obviously) how GxxxL seems to brainwash all its users that somehow it is essential to their business processes, and/or that it has special features, and/or that its browser interface is so special that it is essential and nothing else will do.
I probably need therapy because just seeing the word GxxxL raises my blood pressure dangerously. Not just because of what it is or who they are or how abusive they are, but because they seem to hold back popular understanding of technology and tech solutions. They are not tech-enablers, they're tech-constrainers. On that basis alone, they should be nuked. The world would be a better place.</rant>
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@timconsidine said in POP3 / gmail polling support:
Why enable a bad way of doing things?
Again though, POP3 is not "bad" and there are legitimate use-cases for using POP3. I think you're just fixated on the Google aspect and immediately dismissing it, but that's not fair to other legitimate uses that are not "a bad way of doing things".
Remember too that not everyone has a choice in the tools they have to integrate with (sometimes those decisions are not our own), and so their hands are often tied and they're just trying to do the best they can with the tools they are required to use. POP3 is a valid email protocol, so it makes sense to add it - as time permits of course.
Naturally, I doubt the Cloudron team will invest heavily in any feature that very few people really want or would benefit from if it means extra functionality to support and debug from their side, etc.
I should add that I have no real skin in the game here since I don't have any need for POP3 myself (I also don't care if it is added though), I just think we can all benefit from being open minded, and recognizing other possible use-cases outside of just one stated use-case in particular that we may disagree with.
(with that said, I do agree with most of your rant on Google, haha)
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@d19dotca Yes I agree with you.
The "open mind" is exactly what I am arguing for ... even though it's biting me in this specific instance.
The constraints you refer to are very real ... but come down to "bosses" being technically ignorant (that's the polite version of what I wrote and deleted).
I'll shut up now and get back in my box. -
I’ve been asking for POP3 support a couple of times as it allows to keep old email addresses alive without leaving your mail on the provider‘s server
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@necrevistonnezr forward and auto-delete on old server?
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I have my Gmail mail forwarded to my Cloudron based email. IIRC, you can have the original copy be deleted on the Google side if you want too.
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@humptydumpty what do you use as the mail reader?
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@humptydumpty ok thanks. Was hoping you had a more pleasant Gmail replacement
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@humptydumpty you try any Desktop clients instead?
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@robi I looked at some options before and the really nice ones either compromised on privacy or cost too much for what they offered. Thunderbird was the only choice for me last time I checked but I only use that now for managing my locally saved archived emails.
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@timconsidine said in POP3 / gmail polling support:
@necrevistonnezr forward and auto-delete on old server?
This is not an option with all providers, e.g. GMX.net or Web.de
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@necrevistonnezr No doubt but it'll work for the OP's specific use-case.
Btw, I'm voting yes for this feature simply because it'll open the door for others to migrate over to CR.
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@necrevistonnezr what about using imapfilter ?
I believe it can work with any mail provider to suck out and delete original host, and put it where you want -
@timconsidine said in POP3 / gmail polling support:
@necrevistonnezr what about using imapfilter ?
I believe it can work with any mail provider to suck out and delete original host, and put it where you wantThat’s an extra app that needs running. POP3 is still built in into most (all?) providers. It would allow easy migration as you could keep old email addresses as an empty but still reachable shell.
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POP3 support is quite easy to add. It's just some lines in dovecot config and some adjustments to the firewall.
Anyone know why gmail only supports only POP3 but not IMAP? After all one can fetch mails using IMAP and then delete the mail to get POP3 style functionality no?
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@necrevistonnezr True, but imapfilter ( or another workaround ) is here today for you to achieve what you want. Beats waiting for the feature you're asking for which might be available sometime soon, later .... or never.
