RE: Proposed "IDLE" extension
Jim Evans <JimE@metainfo.com> Thu, 06 March 1997 22:04 UTC
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From: Jim Evans <JimE@metainfo.com>
To: 'Barry Leiba' <leiba@watson.ibm.com>, 'IMAP mailing list' <imap@cac.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: Proposed "IDLE" extension
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 13:05:48 -0800
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I like this. I think having state changes instantly reflected by clients is a VERY big deal, and very important to the success of IMAP4 clients against proprietary competition. >-----Original Message----- >From: Barry Leiba [SMTP:leiba@Watson.IBM.COM] >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 1997 7:55 AM >To: IMAP mailing list >Subject: Proposed "IDLE" extension > >Please take a look at > > ftp://ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-leiba-imap-idle-00.txt > >and post comments and discussion here. This documents an IDLE >extension >that allows a client to tell a server that it's ready to accept >unsolicited >responses, including EXISTS and EXPUNGE, immediately. > >Barry Leiba, Multimedia Messaging (leiba@watson.ibm.com) >http://www.research.ibm.com/people/l/leiba > >
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