[Dovecot] OT: Re: IMAP push

Dennis Guhl dg at dguhl.org
Sat May 7 10:47:06 EEST 2011


This is going far off topic, let's take it off list.

On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 08:55:34AM +0200, Robert Schetterer wrote:
> Am 06.05.2011 17:02, schrieb Dennis Guhl:
> > On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 03:57:23PM +0200, Robert Schetterer wrote:

[..]

> >> imap push means something like imap lemonade
> > 
> > No, the LEMONADE profile (RFC 4550) is a set of extensions for IMAP.
> > The focus is on saving bandwith and CPU while working with email on
> > mobile devices and similar limited items. For this it describes how to
> > handle email without the need to completely download it for replying
> > or forwarding. There is nothing about push mail. Howerver IDLE is
> > mentioned as an additionally extension which must be supportet.
> > 
> > If you take a look on the website, you will see the push functionality
> > is only a reference to IMAP IDLE as in RFC 2177.

[..]

> notice i wrote "like" not "it is"

I know what you wrote and it still is not correct.

> http://www.lemonadeformobiles.com/quick.html

This sounds like my abstract of the LEMONADE profile, just more
verbose.

[abstract_(peroration)_of_RFC2177]

This is the reference to IMAP IDLE I talked about earlier.

Dennis


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