[Users] Dealing with slow IMAP servers

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Hi,

Some IMAP servers are very slow (e.g. Yahoo). It takes
many minutes to sync a folder which is 2-4Gb after
which it is somewhat bearable (but still slow) but if
one moves to another computer, one needs to repeat the
whole slow process of syncing.

I wonder: is there a way to tell Claws Mail not to
sync everything? For example: Android's mail client can
be told to load only the latest N messages. Is that
possible in CM? Or anything else suitable for slow
servers?

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George