Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:06:14 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: dnelson@allantgroup.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email Message-ID: <4bb00b16.r6x7sHLu7UV4Gbwk%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <20100328203849.GD4806@dan.emsphone.com> References: <4BAED536.2060205@rzweb.com> <ade45ae91003272212j297b1ca2o57fbf682b1832951@mail.gmail.com> <4baef8de.00G1oLWhtZbJ8Rwl%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <E3865D82-E65A-4440-A663-6B3C3C259F6B@goldmark.org> <4BAFB9AC.7040406@rzweb.com> <20100328203849.GD4806@dan.emsphone.com>
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Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> wrote: > For ActiveSync at least, the phone has to keep a TCP connection to > the server open 24/7, and the server sends a notification when a > new mail arrives. MobileMe probably works the same way. The IMAP > protocol supports a similar "notify on new mail" option, but for > some reason Apple doesn't use it in their client. Sigh. It's hardly the first time a major software company insisted on "improving" a standard protocol instead of maintaining compatibility/interoperability with the rest of the world.
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