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OfflineIMAP is a software to dispose your e-mail mailbox(es) as a **local
Maildir**. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via *IMAP*.
The main downside about IMAP is that you have to **trust** your MAIL provider to
not loose your mails. This is not something impossible while not very common.
With OfflineIMAP, you can download your Mailboxes and make you own backups of
the Maildir.
The main downside to IMAP is that you must **trust** your MAIL provider to not
lose your mail. This is not common but certainly possible.
This allows reading your mails while offline without the need for the mail
With OfflineIMAP you can download your mail boxes and create your own backup
[Maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir).
This allows reading your mail while offline without the need for the mail
reader (MUA) to support IMAP disconnected operations. Need an attachement from a
message without internet? It's fine, the message is still there.