On 13/02/2012 16:23, Bron Gondwana wrote:
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:20:45AM -0500, Cyrus Daboo wrote:
[...]
Your point about actually getting this done is valid. But
realistically, do you really think IMAP5 is going to deploy
overnight? Frankly, anyone who has a reasonably solid IMAP4
implementation today is going to question the need to work on
something new, particularly if that something new brings nothing to
the table (and simply fixing interop problems will probably not be
seen as something "new"). If you can actually show that IMAP5 adds
significant value by doing things like helping centralize push
notifications, simplifying submission etc, then maybe, just maybe,
those existing implementors might actually consider throwing out
their current investment in IMAP4 for the new thing.
I agree. But I think another important point is that Bron not suggesting
to throw away everything and start from scratch. Maybe it is just me,
but I am hoping that if this effort takes off, then lots of
capabilities/commands of IMAP4+extensions will be preserved as is, so
that upgrading an existing IMAP4 implementation would be relatively easy.
But, IMHO, you
are really going to have to up-sell IMAP5 to get buy-in from the
major email providers. Now that does not mean it is not worth doing,
but it does mean having to do more than just fixing perceived or
real deficiencies.
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