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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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