iPhone 3G[s] - Page 51

Chuckles · 13-07-2009, 21:45

A neat little trick I just found.

Download Prowl for the iPhone. There is then a client to install on the Mac. It basically creates a new "Display" in Growl called Prowl. You can then use any app which works with Growl (Basically everything) to send certain events to that display, which sends it as an instant push notification to your iPhone.

OmniFocus is a good example of this as you can get it to alert you when any of your tasks are due. It works with anything though. Transmit when an big upload is complete, Adium when certain contacts sign in.

Desmo · 13-07-2009, 21:46

Flogged it on AV Forums

Phone, headphones, charger, leather pouch and brodit car holder. I'm happy with that to offset against the 3GS.

Desmo · 13-07-2009, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuckles

A neat little trick I just found.
Download Prowl for the iPhone.

Heard something about that the other day. Only thing is I only use a Mac at work so no real point. If I ever get a Mac at home though I'd deffo use it.

Burble · 13-07-2009, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

I was getting odds and sods on the iPhone which was annoying me because it was keeping the old stuff but with gaps where I'd d/led on the PC, but those I'd missed didn't sync back to the phone. With WinMo you can specify to load these back to the phone but iPhone won't do that

My iPhone seems to behave differently if I'm understanding what you're saying.

I moved some emails from a folder into my inbox and the next time the iPhone grabbed email (I've got push disabled) the inbox on the iPhone had that email that I'd put back into the inbox.

Matblack · 13-07-2009, 21:52

I mean when I was using POP, thats why I changed to IMAP

The iPhone would leave the email on the server which was find but unless that iPhone got to it first I had no record of it on the iPhone so big gaps with no email, much better with IMAP.

MB

Burble · 13-07-2009, 21:54

Ahhh, sorry, yeah that makes sense

Toby · 13-07-2009, 22:50

Thanks for all the advice on IMAP, few questions tho...

If all your devices are using IMAP then surely your email stays on the IMAP server at your provider/ISP? Does it ever get downloaded to your PC for long-term storage?

Another question is spam. I currently use Outlook via POP3 and have In-boxer installed which does a stunning job of spam filtering but it's obviously done client-side. I'm concerned that if I access my provider's POP3/IMAP server directly from an iPhone I'll end up getting swamped with spam. I've never had much joy with hosted anti-spam systems like SpamAssassin as they usually seem to end up binning genuine emails accidentally.

Not sure what the best system would be

Blighter · 14-07-2009, 02:48

Get a GMail account and redirect all of your ISPs mail to it.

GBs of storage, the best antispam system I have EVER seen, and supports POP/IMAP.

Matblack · 14-07-2009, 08:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vertigo1

Thanks for all the advice on IMAP, few questions tho...

If all your devices are using IMAP then surely your email stays on the IMAP server at your provider/ISP? Does it ever get downloaded to your PC for long-term storage?

I believe It can be http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=4037

Another question is spam. I currently use Outlook via POP3 and have In-boxer installed which does a stunning job of spam filtering but it's obviously done client-side. I'm concerned that if I access my provider's POP3/IMAP server directly from an iPhone I'll end up getting swamped with spam. I've never had much joy with hosted anti-spam systems like SpamAssassin as they usually seem to end up binning genuine emails accidentally.

If you are doing this client side then surely if you access your mail on the iPhone you'll get the spam until you get home and rinse it using your spam program, at which point all the spam you downloaded will have to be manually deleted from the iPhone as the iPhones mail program doesn't sync with Outlooks downloaded mail.

With IMAP once you have removed the spam using your PC the non spammy mail will be sync'ed back and retained on the mail server allowing the iPhone to sync with all the mail you want to keep from as long ago as you need.

Mail marked spam can be deleted from the server thus freeing up space and I suspect you can set up a system that mail which is over a certain age is downloaded to a local folder and deleted from the mail server thus keeping enough space free at all times.

Not sure what the best system would be

I suppose it depends on your needs, if you want access to the same email account in the same format (folders) which is always up to date then IMAP is a reasonable solution, you can install an IMAP client or use webmail.

I have to say I am impressed and wish I had found this before.

MB

Will · 14-07-2009, 08:36

I just use POP and leave the messages on the server so that when I get home they download completely there.

But I only have 1 POP account on my iphone and that's for RTMs etc.. my other account is gmail and that doesn't affect my outlook at home.

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Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	A neat little trick I just found. Download Prowl for the iPhone. There is then a client to install on the Mac. It basically creates a new "Display" in Growl called Prowl. You can then use any app which works with Growl (Basically everything) to send certain events to that display, which sends it as an instant push notification to your iPhone. OmniFocus is a good example of this as you can get it to alert you when any of your tasks are due. It works with anything though. Transmit when an big upload is complete, Adium when certain contacts sign in. __________________

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Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Flogged it on AV Forums Phone, headphones, charger, leather pouch and brodit car holder. I'm happy with that to offset against the 3GS. __________________

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Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I mean when I was using POP, thats why I changed to IMAP The iPhone would leave the email on the server which was find but unless that iPhone got to it first I had no record of it on the iPhone so big gaps with no email, much better with IMAP. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Thanks for all the advice on IMAP, few questions tho... If all your devices are using IMAP then surely your email stays on the IMAP server at your provider/ISP? Does it ever get downloaded to your PC for long-term storage? Another question is spam. I currently use Outlook via POP3 and have In-boxer installed which does a stunning job of spam filtering but it's obviously done client-side. I'm concerned that if I access my provider's POP3/IMAP server directly from an iPhone I'll end up getting swamped with spam. I've never had much joy with hosted anti-spam systems like SpamAssassin as they usually seem to end up binning genuine emails accidentally. Not sure what the best system would be __________________

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Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Ahhh, sorry, yeah that makes sense

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I just use POP and leave the messages on the server so that when I get home they download completely there. But I only have 1 POP account on my iphone and that's for RTMs etc.. my other account is gmail and that doesn't affect my outlook at home. __________________ *No No!*

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