Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a new replacement protocol for IMAP
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Subject: Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a new replacement protocol for IMAP
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On 17/02/2012 1:11 a.m., Bron Gondwana wrote: > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Adrien de Croy wrote: >> On 17/02/2012 12:22 a.m., Dave Cridland wrote: >>> Right, sure, understood (after s/MTA/MUA/) but what has port 25 got to >>> do with it? >> back to my point about getting everything over 1 port. If we had that, >> then blocking 25 wouldn't have affected me. > If you were using port 587, it wouldn't have affected you - that's been > standardised for a while. > > The more important thing is - if we were going over one port, it would > have either not affected you, or TOTALLY affected you - with nothing > working. Either of those is significantly more understandable to the > "punter" than some things working, and others not. that's what I've noticed in support. > The same with "Send succeeds, but then append-to-Sent-folder fails" if > your IMAP connection is unavailable but your SMTP server isn't. Or if > you're over quota. > > BURL at least solves the second one, but it solves it in a half arsed > way that the little XSEND I put together last week doesn't. aieeee BURL... until then, a mail server vendor had no need to write an IMAP client. Would have been a trillion times simpler to implement submission from IMAP. I can't even think of a mail server product with IMAP that doesn't have SMTP already. Did anyone actually implement this? It seems so fraught with problems / fragile that I'd expect very few implementations. That's even apart from the complexity. > With XSEND, you upload the message to IMAP first, then you say: > > TAG XSEND UID how do you provide the SMTP forward path? Is that scraped from the headers? maybe should be TAG XSEND UID (addr, addr...) > Which sends the message UNLESS it has the \XSent flag already. > > And it sets the \XSent flag as soon as the message is sent. No > waiting on network IO. So the only gap is a failure within the > server itself. If the client disconnects and tries again, the > flag will already be set, and it will not duplicate the message. > > No partial failures. No multiple systems depending on each other > to be up, configured correctly, routing to each other. > > (Implementation in this case is "Call sendmail -bmi and pipe the > spool file to it") > >>> What we need to do is identify the core problems to be solved, instead >>> of finding solutions and trying to figure out how to use them. >> * SPAM > There's a checklist for why this one won't be solved. > >> * UDNs > In the case of wingate, because of the embedded SMTP server, you could > theoretically hold the client waiting until you had tried one outbound > SMTP. Only fixes the first hop of course. sure, but if you're delivering direct to end MTA, you have pretty much the whole path. > > A "ocean boiling" solution to this would involve server level magic on > control messages. You'd want forgery protection though... gets trickier > when you consider active attacks. Mind you, MDN is already fraught with > active attacks. half the problem is lack of standardisation. MDNs should be machine-readable. Adrien > > Bron. -- Adrien de Croy - WinGate Proxy Server - http://www.wingate.com
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Giovanni Panozzo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol for … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Thomas Koch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems)
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Thomas Koch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Filip Navara
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Anil SRIVASTAVA
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Mark Crispin
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Mark Crispin
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Mark Crispin
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Tony Finch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Timo Sirainen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Petite Abeille
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Jan Kundrát
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Mark Crispin
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Timo Sirainen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Michel Sébastien
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a new re… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Timo Sirainen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Giovanni Panozzo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Curtis King
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Brandon Long
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Michel Sébastien
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Brandon Long
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Sebastian Hagedorn
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Giovanni Panozzo
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Michel Sébastien
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Michel Sébastien
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Tony Finch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave McMurtrie
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Dave McMurtrie
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Tony Finch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Tony Finch
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Cyrus Daboo
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Sebastian Hagedorn
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Tony Finch
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dave Cridland
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Arnt Gulbrandsen
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Adrien de Croy
- Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol … Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dan White
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- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Dan White
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- Re: [imap5] Feature set? - was Re: Designing a ne… Bron Gondwana
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