MBOX-Line: From Lynn at BusCom.net  Sun Jun  5 10:37:05 2011
To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
From: "Lynn W. Taylor" <Lynn@BusCom.net>
Date: Fri Jun  8 12:34:46 2018
Subject: [Imap-protocol] Where to start?
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On 6/5/2011 10:19 AM, Lynn W. Taylor wrote:
> On 6/5/2011 9:57 AM, Derek Konigsberg wrote:
>> On 6/5/2011 9:43 AM, Lynn W. Taylor wrote:
>>> I need to implement IMAP as part of an existing project, and I need a
>>> tiny bit of practical guidance.
>>>
>>> Simply adopting existing code isn't really an option, so I'll be
>>> implementing from scratch.
>>>
>>> IMAP has a lot of features.  Which features should I implement first,
>>> and at what point do I have something to start testing?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any insight.
>> It might first be a good idea to clarify whether you're implementing a
>> client or a server.
>>
> Sorry.  Server.
>
P.S. I'm not looking for a complete roadmap, I can fill in most of the 
detail.

Tags and UIDs are not a big deal.

What I want to do is get enough IMAP working that I can start testing 
with a client, even if the server isn't 100% practical, instead of 
implementing some critical command last, and finding out that I made 
some critical mistake very early in the process.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-- Lynn

