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MBOX-Line: From mrc+imap at panda.com Mon Oct 4 18:18:58 2010
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To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
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From: Mark Crispin <mrc+imap@panda.com>
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Date: Fri Jun 8 12:34:45 2018
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Subject: [Imap-protocol] Fwd: iOS IMAP IDLE (Standard "Push Email")
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Deficiency, Explanation?
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In-Reply-To: <4CAA79EE.20003@aol.com>
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References: <352410DE-19D8-4EE4-8741-AB82741D7A18@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com>
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<4CAA0F5C.7030009@lists.grepular.com>
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<alpine.OSX.2.00.1010041034520.392@hsinghsing.panda.com>
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<7D32DBF6-2ECC-4854-85A8-84261D828ED2@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com>
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<11166.1286223088.054596@puncture>
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<alpine.OSX.2.00.1010041338040.392@hsinghsing.panda.com>
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<4CAA7379.3070307@aol.com>
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<alpine.OSX.2.00.1010041749370.392@hsinghsing.panda.com>
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<4CAA79EE.20003@aol.com>
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Message-ID: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1010041808260.392@hsinghsing.panda.com>
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On Mon, 4 Oct 2010, John Snow wrote:
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>> That assumes that the IMAP server notifies instantly, instead of polling
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>> internally at a fixed interval. This, in turn, assumes some form of
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>> message passing between the MDA and the IMAP server.
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> That's true. I took that as am implied requirement for implementing IDLE.
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There's no enforcement of such a requirement. If IDLE is simply a
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checklist requirement (which it usually is) then the simplest way to get
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it checked is via an internal poll.
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After all, who's gonna know?
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> We live in a world full of impatient people.
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How will they know? This is a day and age when the vast majority of users
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don't even have access to Received headers, much less can interpret them.
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-- Mark --
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http://panda.com/mrc
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Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
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Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.
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