[Dovecot] OT: Re: IMAP push

Robert Schetterer robert at schetterer.org
Sat May 7 10:57:25 EEST 2011


Am 07.05.2011 09:47, schrieb Dennis Guhl:
> 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

anyway the result should look like push mail
to the client , and that might will be
the interest thing for the user , no need to flame

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Best Regards

MfG Robert Schetterer

Germany/Munich/Bavaria


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