On 08 Feb 2016, at 11:01, Nagy, Attila <b...@fsn.hu> wrote: > > Hi, > > Nearly every popular programming language has an LMTP/POP/IMAP > implementation, most of them suck in many different ways. > I don't know any server or library which provides a well-established, > compatible protocol frontend with an open backend API, which could be used to > easily make a custom storage backend for the LMTP/POP/IMAP frontend in any > language, in any programming paradigm, irregardless of the frontend > implementation. > > Dovecot is very close to this: it speaks IMAP to the backend, but you still > have to make a nearly complete IMAP implementation, which is a PITA. > > Therefore I am curious about your opinion: what about an HTTP-based open > backend (lib-storage) API to Dovecot?
We're planning on implementing http://jmap.io/ to Dovecot v2.3. It's close enough to how Dovecot works internally (although we'd still need the threading support) and also at least attempting to become a standard. We haven't really started it yet though, so now would be a good time to give any alternative suggestions or complaints about jmap :)
