The most retarded "feature" request ever. - Expand checking mail time"

There is no justification for mail checking every 5 seconds. It's a silly request.

Hence the " The most retarded 'feature' request ever." title of the thread.

I realize it's not useful for everyone, but there are cases

E-mail was never really designed to be instantaneous.

While I understand your stance, I'd like to decribe my current situation as refutation.

I am a poor college student. I don't have a telephone. I don't have a cell phone.

As a result, I use email as my primary means of communication. Whenever I'm home, I'm checking email every minute.

When an email comes in, checking email every 20 seconds or so is a big plus for me, because it allows me to respond fast enough to get the other person's attention.

That's all. It might seem silly to some, but for me it's an aspect of TLB that I would greatly appreciate and use.