On 05/27/2011 05:24 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-li...@karan.org> wrote:
On 05/27/2011 12:01 PM, Vivek Kapoor wrote:
There's an IMAP feature called IDLE which enables detection of incoming
emails. So, as soon as an email comes, the client is intimated instantly
that works for imap clients that support this sort of functionality.
however, BB do not use imap natively, all email is routed via the BB app
server ( which does the content get and content push ). The Push to
device is dependant on the signal type being used by the cell provider (
which is why you cant use backberry services, unless activated by the
provider ).
I may have been a bit unclear. By referring to the IMAP client, I wasn't
referring to the device itself. I was referring to the Blackberry
Internet Service which the service providers such as Vodafone and Airtel
provide to their blackberry customers.
Via the service provider's web interface you can provide your own mail
server's details and the BIS would pull the email from your server, I
guess using an imap client, and push it to the blackberry devices. So it
acts as an intermediary and alleviate the need for setting up your own
blackberry server.
I've not used Blackberry ever, so can't vouch for how it actually works.
But have seen it being used by others, connecting to a mail server setup
by me, so the comments based on that experience. A quick google search
seems to suggest that Dovecot handles Blackberry better.
Regards
Vivek Kapoor
http://exain.com
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