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Re: [imap5] Designing a new replacement protocol for IMAP

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Wed, 15 February 2012 14:11 UTC

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Bron Gondwana <brong@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
> Folder management is amazingly complex now that all the LIST-EXT
> stuff is in there, and interactions with "subscriptions" - complete
> with the whole "subscription has to survive when folder is deleted"
> funkyness.  It's amazing how the best intentions have created a mess
> there.

Is there any reason to keep subscriptions in IMAP 5 ?

Tony.
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