[Users] Only issue prevent claws-mail to be accepted in corporate

[J. Bakshi ( জয়দীপ বকসী )]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:30:10 -0400
Jerry <jerry at seibercom.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:25:02 +0530
> "J. Bakshi" articulated:
> 
> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:43:05 +0300
> > Kertesz Laszlo <laszlo.kertesz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:41:44 +0200
> > > Steffen Klemer <moh at gmx.org> wrote:
> > >  
> > > > I think this goes away when you select
> > > > Configuration->Preferences->Receiving->Show Receive
> > > > Dialogue->"Never"
> > > 
> > > No this does not goes away. The OP was talking about the fact that
> > > Claws Mail UI has certain options greyed out while getting mail
> > > (scanning folders) AND, bigger nuisance, prevents the user from
> > > accessing mails until the scanning (and fetching of messages) is
> > > completed.
> > > 
> > > I have a google account with lots of folders and i have to wait for
> > > CM to scan all of them and get  new mails before i can see a
> > > message (or open a folder for that matter) i clicked on. Also if i
> > > have intermittent network connection (weak wifi signal,
> > > disconnecting/reconnecting) and CM is in the middle of getting
> > > mail, it outright freezes in the scanning phase for good and i have
> > > to kill it because even the exit option is greyed out and the
> > > right-click exit option does not  work. This is NOT google mail
> > > related, this is reletaed to the fact that CM has a sort of single
> > > threaded approach to mail receiving/fetching/scanning.
> > > 
> > > So, it would be good if the scanning phase took place in background
> > > for good, and NOT interfere with the users actions AT ALL . Also,
> > > the  (temporary) loss of network connection should NOT freeze the
> > > scanning process.
> > > 
> > 
> > The problems you have mentioned are *all* experienced here too.
> 
> These problems exist because Claws-Mail is not a truly, fully
> multi-threaded application. It would probably require a complete
> rewrite of the application to achieve that sort of functionality. While
> it would certainly be nice if the developers undertook that project, I
> seriously doubt that it will occur anytime in the near future. I
> certainly agree that the lag in time and sometimes the complete lockup
> of the application are real nasty experiences.
> 

We are very much hopeful about CM and was interested to adopt it in our organization,
but to see its drawbacks which has been discovered through all these discussion, we
are sorry to overlook CM in-spite of its positive sides. But we are hopeful and watching
closely on its development and waiting for its maturity when it can be competitive
in corporate world.

Good luck and best wishes
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