[Dovecot] push mail support

Thomas Leuxner tlx at leuxner.net
Thu Apr 8 12:52:53 EEST 2010


On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 12:15:00PM +0300, Ibrahim Harrani wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
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> Someone says that dovecot IMAP-IDLE solution is enough without installing
> anything else.
> other one says you have to install z-push.
> Are these two solution alternative to each other or they complete each
> other?

With IMAP-IDLE the client will maintain a sticky connection to the
server. Once a mail is received, Dovecot will notify the connected
clients. This only requires a mobile client with this capability and of
course a permanent connection to the server. It does not require additional
packages etc.

Hope that helps.

Thomas


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