PHWinfo - Afficher un message - c-client & IDLE

10/04/2006, 00h23

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, halayli@gmail.com wrote:
> Please can you define what you mean by "real notification protocol"?

A protocol specifically designed to do push-type notifications of events.
IMAP is a protocol designed to do pull-type retrieval of message data.

These are two very different tasks. It's better to use a protocol that is
designed for the task, rather than one that is designed for a different
task.

Although IMAP seems to have some "push" type aspects (e.g., the
unsolicited announcement of new messages and flag changes in the
currently-selected mailbox), this is secondary to the main task of IMAP
which is to "pull" message data from a currently-selected mailbox.

You defined your task as the server immediately telling you when there are
new messages in several different mailboxes. This is pure "push".

-- Mark --

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Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

10/04/2006, 00h23	#8
Mark Crispin Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: c-client & IDLE On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, halayli@gmail.com wrote: > Please can you define what you mean by "real notification protocol"? A protocol specifically designed to do push-type notifications of events. IMAP is a protocol designed to do pull-type retrieval of message data. These are two very different tasks. It's better to use a protocol that is designed for the task, rather than one that is designed for a different task. Although IMAP seems to have some "push" type aspects (e.g., the unsolicited announcement of new messages and flag changes in the currently-selected mailbox), this is secondary to the main task of IMAP which is to "pull" message data from a currently-selected mailbox. You defined your task as the server immediately telling you when there are new messages in several different mailboxes. This is pure "push". -- Mark -- http://panda.com/mrc Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.