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

Bron Gondwana <brong@fastmail.fm> Mon, 20 February 2012 13:33 UTC

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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:33:24 +0100
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Subject: Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a new replacement protocol for IMAP
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012, at 01:30 PM, Tony Finch wrote:
> Bron Gondwana <brong@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> >
> > It almost seems that a SENDMDN command is what is indicated for this
> > usage.  Again, the "client can't screw it up" philosophy.
> 
> On the other hand, MDNs are an abusive misfeature that should be shunned.

Good luck selling that one.  Some sort of "it got received/seen" is wanted
by a great many users.  I'm not sure if Facebook provides it, but Exchange
certainly does.

Bron.
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