Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:01:27 -0700 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, rg.lists@rzweb.com Subject: Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email Message-ID: <ade45ae91003291901w7e20fe27ye2ba31ffd0474a5f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4baef8de.00G1oLWhtZbJ8Rwl%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <4BAED536.2060205@rzweb.com> <ade45ae91003272212j297b1ca2o57fbf682b1832951@mail.gmail.com> <4baef8de.00G1oLWhtZbJ8Rwl%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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On 3/27/10, perryh@pluto.rain.com <perryh@pluto.rain.com> wrote: > Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 3/27/10, Ron (Lists) <rg.lists@rzweb.com> wrote: >> > Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push >> > notifications to an iPhone ... I know it can be done with >> > Exchange and ActiveSync, but I don't want to run any kind of >> > exchange server. >> >> Wouldn't push email be a function of your POP3 or IMAP server? >> FreeBSD and Postfix are neither of those. > > Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are "pull" services, wherein the client > polls the server periodically for any newly-arrived messages. > A client-level "push" service would need to operate similarly > to biff(1)/comsat(8). > I've never heard of either, but when I configure my IMAP server and put any mail client to it, as soon as a mail is delivered, the mail client is notified. I don't use biff or comsat or anything similar. mine is a simple IMAP server pushing it. I'm anxious to really hear what this is... I don't have any POP3/IMAP enabled smartphones to test with. --Tim
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