On Thu, 2013-08-15 at 23:31 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > I've heard about the imminent death of email in general from various social
> > media tarts/advocates for years but, ironically, an email address is still
> > standard fare for end user Authorization, and business that require any kind
>
On Thu, 2013-08-15 at 23:21 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > Oh well, I'm just an old geezer, 72 years old, who got to working with
> > the Internet back in the early 90s. I appreciate the simplicity,
> > flexibility and security of the old, mature mail protocols. I probably
> > won't be doing t
Mark Constable writes:
On 16/08/13 12:04, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> I wish I could say otherwise, but that's what it is. The flip side of the
> coin is that IMAP is a mature protocol. It does its job, and there is no
> viable replacement for it. As long as there's still a need for a
standardi
Lindsay Haisley writes:
I'm really distressed to hear this. I run a small mail hosting service
and recommend IMAP to my customers over POP3 all the time. My server's
spam management system relies on special IMAP mail folders which are
dumped into or routed out of SpamAssassin with various desi
On 16/08/13 12:04, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> I wish I could say otherwise, but that's what it is. The flip side of the
> coin is that IMAP is a mature protocol. It does its job, and there is no
> viable replacement for it. As long as there's still a need for a standardized
> client/server mail sy
On Thu, 2013-08-15 at 22:04 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> I don't have any figures or stats. But everywhere I look, I see no signs of
> life. On Usenet, comp.mail.imap used to carry respectable daily traffic a
> while ago. It's a ghost town now, maybe a dozen posts a year, for the last
> 4-
Mark Constable writes:
On 16/08/13 11:18, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Anders writes: Perhaps IMAP will one day evolve a little :)
>
> Overall, IMAP has been withering, and in decline, and I'd be surprised
> if the trend reverses.
That's fascinating comment Sam, coming from someone who would h
On 16/08/13 11:18, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Anders writes: Perhaps IMAP will one day evolve a little :)
>
> Overall, IMAP has been withering, and in decline, and I'd be surprised
> if the trend reverses.
That's fascinating comment Sam, coming from someone who would have a good
feel such a thi
Anders writes:
It is not just up to maildrop (in this case) to filter into various
folders, since it should be possible to create new
"INBOX.Labels.newLabel" and filter existing emails... So somehow the
control over this have to stay with the IMAP server or perhaps through
an extension/plug-in t
On 2013-08-15 02:05, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> Anders writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Is there any way with Courier IMAP to implement server-side virtual
>> folders based on meta keywords, such as the Search Folders in
>> Thunderbird or Outlook?
>
> The short answer is: no.
>
>> I guess one way to do this wou
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