On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 22:08:36 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >> The function imap_open() is for opening an connection to an IMAP >> server. It doesn't operate directly on a file system and it is >> ignorant of the actual mailbox implementation as this is all >> abstracted by the IMAP protocol. Where the mail is stored is a >> function of your IMAP server, not PHP. > >That's not actually true. The imap functions are an abstraction on top of >many different backends, not just imap. You can talk to pop and nntp >servers as well, for example, and yes, even a local mailstore with no >server involved at all.
Oops, my mistake. I was not aware. And of course I see now the second sentence on the IMAP documentation which says "local mailbox access methods". Is there any more documentation on using this approach? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
