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minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoIt sounds remarkably janky, and a bit of an unusual edge case. Why would someone need this specific pattern? Eventually this is the sort of thing that isn’t worth supporting.
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI used to do it back when gmail first started, I connected it to my previous email account so anything addressed to my old account would get transferred to my new one. I could probably count the number of emails it ever retrieved on one hand.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThat is still an edge case, and doesn’t really address why Pop would be required.
It sounds remarkably janky, and a bit of an unusual edge case. Why would someone need this specific pattern?
Eventually this is the sort of thing that isn’t worth supporting.
I used to do it back when gmail first started, I connected it to my previous email account so anything addressed to my old account would get transferred to my new one.
I could probably count the number of emails it ever retrieved on one hand.
That is still an edge case, and doesn’t really address why Pop would be required.