On 9/21/2009, Nikolay Shopik (shopik@inblock.ru) wrote:
app and starting the whole process again. dovecot deals with this more gracefully than the old server (Courier), but it's still an issue -offline operation would be handy sometimes, but tbird has no "hybrid" mode, and again, one must select every folder for offline access
TB3 have offline mode enabled by default.
I hate this (because I have a LOT of mail and do NOT want to have to wait for hours for it all to download the first time I set up my account on a new PC), and have opened a Feature Request to NOT have this be the new default when TB3 ships:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508276
Basically:
If an upgrade is performed, TB3 should honor the current offline settings - ie, if certain Accounts are set to full offline mode, TB3 should also set that account to full offline mode - but should also default to the new 'On Demand' mode, which may be the 'Hybrid' mode you mentioned.
If it is a new/clean install, the default should be 'On Demand', which means, messages are downloaded for offline use, but only when clicked on/selected.
Any folder can be set to full offline mode, and all others are set to 'On-Demand' by default.
It appears the Devs have accepted this FR as 'will be done', but not sure about #3 (if these settings can be set on a perf older basis)... I sure hope they can, because I do have a few folders I really would like full offline mode for, but most I do not...
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Best regards,
Charles