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>>todsac+(OP)
> We see that that’s a quite a long line. Mail servers don’t like that

Why do mail server care about how long a line is? Why don't they just let the client reading the mail worry about wrapping the lines?

>>tibors+Qa
SMTP is a line–based protocol, including the part that transfers the message body

The server needs to parse the message headers, so it can't be an opaque blob. If the client uses IMAP, the server needs to fully parse the message. The only alternative is POP3, where the client downloads all messages as blobs and you can only read your email from one location, which made sense in the year 2000 but not now when everyone has several devices.

>>direwo+6j
Hey, POP3 still makes sense. Having a local copy of your emails is useful.

>>fluori+8v
If you want it to be the only copy and not sync with anything

POP3 is line–based too, anyway. Maybe you can rsync your maildir?

>>direwo+0w
I just read it mainly in one place and through the web interface when I have to.

>>fluori+2z
If your "in one place" reader is still open and downloading messages then there will be no messages to view in the web interface when you have to.

>>dylan6+fT
POP3 is more for reading and acting on your email in one place (taking notes, plan actions, discard and delete,…). No need to consume them on other devices as you’ve already extracted the important bits.

I use imap on my mobile device, but that’s mostly for recent emails until I get to my computer. Then it’s downloaded and deleted from the server.