> > ext/imap > > > > The library that provides the functionality in this extension, c-client, > > is no longer updated. The last release from 2007 is no longer available > > on the original distributor's (University of Washington) website, but > > there is an unofficial GitHub repository that hasn't been updated for 5 > > years either (https://github.com/uw-imap/imap). > > > > You can't also use this any more with G Suite due to authentication > > changes (https://github.com/uw-imap/imap/issues/4). > > > > There are several user-land packages that are still maintained, and > > provide superior functionality: > > > > - https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer > > - https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/ > > - https://github.com/symfony/mailer > > - https://github.com/laminas/laminas-mail > > > > Those alternatives are for sending e-mails. IMAP is for reading > e-mails. They are not equivalent. > Am I missing something here? >
You are right that PHPMailer, laminas and Symfony Mailer are for sending emails, but Zeta supports retrieving email over IMAP. https://packagist.org/packages/webklex/php-imap is a popular and active alternative as well. Considering the lack of updates from upstream as Derick mentioned, lack of OAuth support (which webklex/php-imap supports), and a somewhat lackluster documentation for ext-imap in php.net, I think unbundling ext-imap (along with the other extensions in the proposal) makes sense. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
