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12 Jan 2017, 07:49 PM | #91 | |
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I have seen different results using the two different extensions for Thunderbird and Fastmail's own dedupe, as in different numbers of messages left after running dedupe both locally and on the server end. However, comparing these is not all that trivial. My go-to tool is Beyond Compare from Scootersoftware.com. In principle it should be easy enough to compare two directories with eml files. I haven't got around to it just but will before I nuke a local Thunderbird folder showing a higher number of unique messages. Bron mentioned an edge case regarding attachments. The other difference I could see by eye was that it looked (at a glance) a bit arbitrary which duplicate got zapped in the following scenario: Same message sent to a distribution list one person replies duplicates are consolidated one of the dupes has a reply symbol, showing the message was answered It would be nice if, all other things being equal, the dupe with the replied info was kept. Not a deal breaker. |
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12 Jan 2017, 07:50 PM | #92 |
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12 Jan 2017, 07:59 PM | #93 |
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I put my english text on google translate and he translated in French my mind at 90%. what did you do not understand ?
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12 Jan 2017, 08:27 PM | #94 | |
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If the mailer wishes to transmit a slightly different message (such as an extra header that indicates the message has been replied to), I think a new message id should be assigned. If the receiving mail program is aware that mailers sometimes do not do this, a decision has to be made at the receiving end as to whether to include special case logic to deal with the erroneous behavior or delete the new version anyway. It is possible that Fastmail and Thunderbird have made different decisions. |
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13 Jan 2017, 12:14 AM | #95 |
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Thanks, Bill. That's exactly what I expected, so I was very surprised when PON implied they were seeing something different.
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13 Jan 2017, 08:13 AM | #96 |
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Remind me, what was the topic of this thread, again?
Oh yes, it was the upcoming compulsory imposition of the new interface. A number of motoring analogies for the current situation have been put forward. The most apt motoring analogy as far as I'm concerned, is that I recently took out a five-year lease on a budget 4-wheel-drive ute, to enable me to get about on the dirt tracks in the outback where I live; but I've just been told by the rental company, which is based in the Big City, that in six months time my nippy little ute will be taken away from me and I'm going to have to exchange it for an expensive articulated truck with a huge trailer, which I don't know how to drive, and which can only be driven along motorways anyway: it is not permitted on, or suited to, the unmade tracks where I live. Last edited by Grhm : 13 Jan 2017 at 08:18 AM. |
13 Jan 2017, 08:23 AM | #97 |
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Here is a key to my metaphor, for the benefit of the hard of thinking:
Dirt tracks = simple browsers 4wd ute = classic interface Artic tractor = new interface Artic trailer = unwanted extra storage Motorways = bloated, overcomplicated, 'modern' browsers, Rental company = Fastmail Expensive = expensive The Big City = Wealthy urban élites The outback = the rest of us, who have to live in the real world and must be well behaved and polite, and pretend that we are grateful for the meagre crumbs that fall from the tables of our betters. |
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13 Jan 2017, 09:52 AM | #99 |
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I, otoh, consider your analogy to be superb, Grhm.
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13 Jan 2017, 11:13 AM | #100 |
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Thank you, David.
I feel better for writing it. 'Catharsis', I think they call it! |
13 Jan 2017, 12:10 PM | #101 |
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You sound like an Aussie.....
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13 Jan 2017, 04:17 PM | #102 |
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I don't understand how users benefit from shutting off something that works. If they're spending time supporting its users, that means people are using it and they should keep it available! I use it sometimes when my net connection is slow or if I'm using an old browser (like the one on my 8 year old Nokia N900). If maintaining the code is a big burden then the code itself has a problem. Maybe they could put up a FOSS client instead, like roundcube if that doesn't need JS.
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