It's not a product yet. :) We'll definitely consider the existing IMAP folder issue. If we use IMAP for the webmail product, the IMail server will have to work harder than with POP3.
Either way, a database will be required on the backend, to manage things like the address book and preferences. With IMAP, however, there would be no need to store messages in the database... they would stay on your IMail (or other IMAP server) box. -Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Paul W. Lucido > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [imail] IMAP connected server version > > > I use IMAP for my clients. Many users create IMAP folders and manage > incoming mail with them. Would I lose this ability if your > system is based > on POP3? > > What type of database? I use Imail's database. Would I have > to learn SQL > and implement an external database? > > I am greatly interested this product, and hoping it will work for me. > > Regards, > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ron > Hornbaker > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 5:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [imail] IMAP connected server version > > > We've absolutely considered it. And we're working on it, though it might > end up using POP3 and a database instead of IMAP4. > > Biggest problem: Are you sure you can live without all the IMail admin > features? Or keep IMail's web messaging up, just for System and Host > Admins to use for admin? Doing webmail with IIS/ASP is going to be much > faster and more scalable, but you might miss all the little extras that > have been built into web messaging over the years. And one way > or another, > it's going to require an external database for the users, their prefs, > their address books, their folders, and perhaps their messages (if we go > the POP3 way). > > -Ron > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Todd Holt > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [imail] IMAP connected server version > > > > > > Have you considered writing a WebMail product that runs on a > > separate server > > (IIS) and connects to IMail through IMAP? I seems that this > > would offload > > the resource intensive nature of WebMail from the IMail server > > and make both > > products more reliable and faster. It also has the benifit of > > working with > > most major email servers (in addition to IMail) that support IMAP. > > > > Todd ______________________________________________________________________ The HKSI-IMail Admin List is hosted by........ Humankind Systems, Inc. Questions, Comments or Complain like Hell.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Archive... http://www.tallylist.com/archives/index.cfm/mlist.4 To Manage your Subscription......... http://humankindsystems.com/lists
