The idea sounds good, i have been looking around for a while, but it 
seems ACAP protocol it is
not widely implemented :(
You can have a look: http://www.imap.org/products/database.php
Anyway it will be great to have ACAP support in Courier!

==
PD: I have always looking for something similar to ACAP but for storing 
bookmarks, does anybody
know any project?


Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:

>Mulberry uses the IMSP and ACAP Protocols, would it be blasphemous to
>ask if Courier does support this or if support is at least planned? It
>sounds like a good idea:
>
>3.5 The IMSP and ACAP Protocols: Remote Preference and Address Book Storage
>
>One of the many benefits of IMAP is that it allows you to access all
>of your mail, stored on a remote server, from different locations and 
>computers. For users that operate in this mode, it also makes sense to
>have other email-related information stored on a remote server. For
>example, having your mail client save its preferences on a remote
>server rather than on your local machine ensures that it will have the
>same settings no matter where you are. By saving your address books on
>a remote server, you can guarantee that the names, email addresses,
>and contact information typically stored in your address book will be
>available to you everywhere.  The Internet Message Support Protocol
>(IMSP) is used to store preference and address book information on a
>remote server. If you store your preferences and address books on an
>IMSP server, those resources will always be available to you, no
>matter what computer you use to run Mulberry. This is particularly
>advantageous if you frequently use different computers to read your
>mail. Mulberry can be configured to use IMSP, if such a server is
>available. If it is not available, preferences and address books have
>to be stored locally on each computer used to run Mulberry. In 
>addition to storing addresses on a remote server, IMSP allows address
>books to be searched on the server and shared among groups of users.
>Shared address books make it easy to set up a centralized address book
>for a group of individuals or a workgroup, and combined with server
>based searching, make it easy for co-workers to find addresses of
>other people in their group.
>
>The Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) is an emerging, 
>standardized replacement for the IMSP protocol. Like IMSP, ACAP allows
>for the storage and retrieval of information such as address books and
>preferences, but in a more efficient and reliable manner.
>Additionally, ACAP is designed to be a more general-purpose solution
>than IMSP; that is, non-mail applications such as web browsers can
>take advantage of ACAP for remote storage of information such as
>bookmarks or configuration options.
>



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