[MlMt] enhancement, I think

[John D. Muccigrosso]

On 24 Jul 2016, at 11:16, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 21 Jul 2016, at 23:14, John D. Muccigrosso wrote:
>
>> On 21 Jul 2016, at 6:21, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
>>
>
>>> On 21 Jul 2016, at 12:05, Alain Israel wrote:
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>>>> I agree, this is probably one of the only weak points of MM. 
>>>> However based on my experience with other applications, this is 
>>>> definitively not a trivial issue, and it is certainly dependent on 
>>>> the IMAP server.
>
>>
>> Why couldn’t MM store smart-mailbox info in iCloud?
>
> The problem is not where to store, but how to synchronize what is 
> stored between MailMate installs. Currently MailMate cannot even 
> detect changes made to the file storing smart mailboxes. A relaunch is 
> needed when editing it manually.
>
> Using iCloud to store is also an unnecessary complication when IMAP is 
> already known/configured and available for shared storage (and 
> potentially cross-platform although that is not relevant in this 
> case).

Yes, but Apple encourages use of iCloud for such things, doesn’t it? 
And it doesn’t involves the manipulation of IMAP for non-mail stuff.

Personally I wouldn’t much mind if it were DropBox instead of iCloud, 
but I think iCloud is a bit more user-friendly and doesn’t require any 
special subscriptions. Many non-savvy users use iCloud already.

John