From 09fca0ccb1395851f9ff66fbe57ab6b401cbc5ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Sebrecht Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:51:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] remove obsolete documentation Signed-off-by: Nicolas Sebrecht --- docs/doc-src/advanced_config.rst | 18 --------- docs/doc-src/features.rst | 66 -------------------------------- 2 files changed, 84 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/doc-src/advanced_config.rst delete mode 100644 docs/doc-src/features.rst diff --git a/docs/doc-src/advanced_config.rst b/docs/doc-src/advanced_config.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 49f2ea4..0000000 --- a/docs/doc-src/advanced_config.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -Message filtering -================= - -There are two ways to selectively filter messages out of a folder, using -`maxsize` and `maxage`. Setting each option will basically ignore all messages -that are on the server by pretending they don't exist. - -:todo: explain them and give tips on how to use and not use them. Use cases! - -maxage ------- - -:todo: ! - -maxsize -------- - -:todo: ! diff --git a/docs/doc-src/features.rst b/docs/doc-src/features.rst deleted file mode 100644 index e9272d1..0000000 --- a/docs/doc-src/features.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Description -=========== - -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 works on pretty much any POSIX operating system, such as Linux, BSD -operating systems, MacOS X, Solaris, etc. - -OfflineIMAP is a Free Software project licensed under the GNU General Public -License. You can download it for free, and you can modify it. In fact, you are -encouraged to contribute to OfflineIMAP, and doing so is fast and easy. - -OfflineIMAP is FAST; it synchronizes my two accounts with over 50 folders 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 synchronization 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 comprehensive -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 supported; and esoteric IMAP features are -supported to ensure compatibility with the widest variety of IMAP servers. - -OfflineIMAP is SAFE; it uses an algorithm designed to prevent mail loss at all -costs. Because of the design of this algorithm, even programming errors should -not result in loss of mail. I am so confident in the algorithm that I use my -own personal and work accounts for testing of OfflineIMAP pre-release, -development, and beta releases. Of course, legally speaking, OfflineIMAP comes -with no warranty, so I am not responsible if this turns out to be wrong. - -.. note: OfflineImap was written by John Goerzen, who retired from - maintaining. It is now maintained by Nicolas Sebrecht & Sebastian - Spaeth at https://github.com/spaetz/offlineimap. Thanks to John - for his great job and to have share this project with us. - -Method of Operation -=================== - -OfflineIMAP traditionally operates by maintaining a hierarchy of mail folders in -Maildir format locally. Your own mail reader will read mail from this tree, and -need never know that the mail comes from IMAP. OfflineIMAP will detect changes -to the mail folders on your IMAP server and your own computer and -bi-directionally synchronize them, copying, marking, and deleting messages as -necessary. - -With OfflineIMAP 4.0, a powerful new ability has been introduced ― the program -can now synchronize two IMAP servers with each other, with no need to have a -Maildir layer in-between. Many people use this if they use a mail reader on -their local machine that does not support Maildirs. People may install an IMAP -server on their local machine, and point both OfflineIMAP and their mail reader -of choice at it. This is often preferable to the mail reader's own IMAP support -since OfflineIMAP supports many features (offline reading, for one) that most -IMAP-aware readers don't. However, this feature is not as time-tested as -traditional syncing, so my advice is to stick with normal methods of operation -for the time being.