On Tuesday 06 August 2002 11:32 pm, Erik Mitchell wrote: > Hello, > I've switched my mail account usage from POP3 to IMAP and have found > that if I leave my desktop logged in from home I am unable to view my > folders from work. > > Is that par for the course with IMAP, or is there something that I can > do to allow access from more than one client at the same time? > > Thanks! > > EM Depends on the mail storage format. When all your mail is stored in a single file (mbox format) then yes, that is about right. The problem is having more than one process modifying a single file. The problem was mostly solved by moving to maildir format, where your mail is stored in individual files in a directory, allowing an aparent abratrary number of processes to work on your mail at once. Note: If you stay logged in and you are using mbox format, new mail may not be delivered, and will stay queued up until your mbox is unlocked. Jay