▲ 675 ▼ Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com) submitted 2 years ago by drascus@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Are you sure? This was in the linked article: Caching for offline use permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Caching is not the same as actual offline functionality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What the hell constitutes “actual offline use” for an email client permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] calmluck9349@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago I turned my WiFi off and opened the app it was just a white screen. I suppose its beta still. But my dream is to keep a local copy of all my mail just got a cache. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Caching is not the same as actual offline functionality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What the hell constitutes “actual offline use” for an email client permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What the hell constitutes “actual offline use” for an email client permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calmluck9349@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago I turned my WiFi off and opened the app it was just a white screen. I suppose its beta still. But my dream is to keep a local copy of all my mail just got a cache. permalink fedilink source parent