openbsd-ports/mail/offlineimap/pkg/DESCR
sturm d70b673660 Initial import of offlineimap 4.0.0
OfflineIMAP is  a  tool  to   simplify   your   e-mail  reading.   With
OfflineIMAP,  you  can  read  the same mailbox from multiple computers.
You get a current copy of your messages on each computer,  and  changes
you make one place will be visible on all other systems.

WWW: http://gopher.quux.org:70/devel/offlineimap/

from Laurence Tratt <laurie at tratt dot net>
2003-11-19 16:58:38 +00:00

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OfflineIMAP is a tool to simplify your e-mail reading. With
OfflineIMAP, you can read the same mailbox from multiple computers.
You get a current copy of your messages on each computer, and changes
you make one place will be visible on all other systems. For instance,
you can delete a message on your home computer, and it will appear
deleted on your work computer as well. OfflineIMAP is also useful if
you want to use a mail reader that does not have IMAP support, has poor
IMAP support, or does not provide disconnected operation.
OfflineIMAP is FAST; it synchronizes my two accounts with over 50 fold-
ers in 3 seconds. Other similar tools might take over a minute, and
achieve a less-reliable result. Some mail readers can take over 10
minutes to do the same thing, and some don't even support it at all.
Unlike other mail tools, OfflineIMAP features a multi-threaded synchro-
nization algorithm that can dramatically speed up performance in many
situations by synchronizing several different things simultaneously.
OfflineIMAP is FLEXIBLE; you can customize which folders are synced via
regular expressions, lists, or Python expressions; a versatile and com-
prehensive configuration file is used to control behavior; two user
interfaces are built-in; fine-tuning of synchronization performance is
possible; internal or external automation is supported; SSL and PREAUTH
tunnels are both supported; offline (or "unplugged") reading is sup-
ported; and esoteric IMAP features are supported to ensure compatibil-
ity with the widest variety of IMAP servers.