From eeb7e89ca60b04f3c0a3ee4313e8d6db2d04f583 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Sebrecht Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 13:09:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: small improvements Based-on-patch-by: Luke Skibinski Signed-off-by: Nicolas Sebrecht --- README.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ae9c6b6..3b3323f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ 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.