Is IMAP theoretically capable of message tags/labels, like gmail.com
provides? If so, does anyone know if UW's IMAP server can handle this
and/or any other server? What about MUAs?

Thanks,
Jaime

Jaime writes:

> Is IMAP theoretically capable of message tags/labels, like gmail.com
> provides?

Yes. It is an optional part of the IMAP specification, so servers are not
technically required to support it, but it's a common protocol extension.

> If so, does anyone know if UW's IMAP server can handle this
> and/or any other server? What about MUAs?

Most well-known IMAP servers implement the required protocol extension.
Support on the client side varies. Mozilla Thunderbird has several
predefined tags (Work, Important, etc…) that it offers as message labels.
Cone uses same tags as Thunderbird. I do not know about other clients.


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Sur 2006-10-21, Sam skribis:
>> Is IMAP theoretically capable of message tags/labels,
>> like gmail.com provides?
>
> Yes. It is an optional part of the IMAP specification, so
> servers are not technically required to support it, but it's a
> common protocol extension.

I've written a lot about IMAP keywords, aka user-defined flags,
in my blog and on my Infinite Ink page. A good place to start is
here:

Server-Side Message Labels
<http://deflexion.com/2006/05/server-side-message-labels>

This includes links to lots more information about IMAP keywords.


>> If so, does anyone know if UW's IMAP server can
>> handle this and/or any other server? What about MUAs?
>
> Most well-known IMAP servers implement the required protocol
> extension. Support on the client side varies. Mozilla
> Thunderbird has several predefined tags (Work, Important, etc)
> that it offers as message labels. Cone uses same tags as
> Thunderbird. I do not know about other clients.

Pine, Mulberry, Opera, and Polymer all support IMAP keywords.
I've written about how I use Pine and keywords here:

Setting Up Keywords (Labels)
<http://www.ii.com/internet/messaging/pine/pc/#keywords>

And how I use Mulberry and keywords here:

One-Click Tagging in Mulberry
<http://deflexion.com/2006/09/one-click-tagging-in-mulberry>

Hope this s, welcome to the world of IMAP keywords!
Nancy

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Nancy McGough
Infinite Ink: <http://www.ii.com/>
Bookmarks & Blog: <http://deflexion.com/>