Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a new replacement protocol for IMAP

[Adrien de Croy <[e-mail]>]

On 21/02/2012 2:27 a.m., Bron Gondwana wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012, at 01:34 PM, Adrien de Croy wrote:
>>
>> On 20/02/2012 12:39 p.m., Bron Gondwana wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 12:00:05PM +1300, Adrien de Croy wrote:
>>>> Another problem is auto-responders, where commonly you specify a
>>>> blackhole or empty return path to avoid loops.
>>> Not a user client.
>> check out RFC 6409 Sec 3.2 para 5 re NULL return paths.
>>
>> Clients do commonly auto respond.
> Yep, got that.  And thanks, I'll add RFC 6409 to the list of RFCs on
> the wiki.  Done.
>
> If client do send an auto-response with a NULL return path, do they
> usually store a copy of that message on the server at all?  I would
> imagine they don't.

Actually I think they do.  I've had MDNs turned off since dot, but I've 
seen such messages in sent items folders before.


>
> I also see from the KEYWORDS rfc (5788) that $MDNSent is registered
> for the MDN purpose.  It almost seems that a SENDMDN command is what
> is indicated for this usage.  Again, the "client can't screw it up"
> philosophy.

sure.  Gives the server the freedom to implement it the way they see fit 
as well.

>
> Bron.

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