On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM Justin Purdie <[email protected]> wrote:
> After we got started with IMAP, it basically felt like we were rewriting > gmail, so we started exploring the Gmail API. The problem is in the > description of the API google says "Note: The Gmail API should not be used > to replace IMAP for full-fledged email client access. Instead, see IMAP and > SMTP." > > I would definitely heed Google's recommendation, and use the IMAP protocol. You could supplement it with the Gmail API for a few functions, but primarily use IMAP. Good example of using a Gmail API would be using it for search. Perhaps look around for some higher level IMAP libraries, or copy some code from another email app you like. _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
