Dan Nelson <dnel...@allantgroup.com> wrote: > For ActiveSync at least, the phone has to keep a TCP connection to > the server open 24/7, and the server sends a notification when a > new mail arrives. MobileMe probably works the same way. The IMAP > protocol supports a similar "notify on new mail" option, but for > some reason Apple doesn't use it in their client.
Sigh. It's hardly the first time a major software company insisted on "improving" a standard protocol instead of maintaining compatibility/interoperability with the rest of the world. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
