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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
There will, because my client doesn't delete the messages from the server when it downloads them.