Can you point me to an IETF RFC/Internet Draft of the specification? Jeff
On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 22:04 +0200, Jérôme Warnier wrote: > Le jeudi 13 avril 2006 à 08:50 -0500, Ron Johnson a écrit : > > On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 13:45 +0200, Jerome Warnier wrote: > > > I was wondering if any version of Evolution was able to use the "Outbox" > > > feature of IMAP, ie the feature in which instead of sending using SMTP, > > > you send mails through IMAP in a special folder, where the IMAP server > > > gets it right away and feeds it to his local MTA. > > > At least Courier IMAP permits this. > > > > Out of curiosity: what is the point of this feature? > I see at least two benefits: > 1) When you use SMTP + IMAP, to get your mail in the "Sent" folders, you > actually send them twice over your connection. So, this could spare > bandwidth. > 2) Most DSL and cable providers[1] nowadays block outgoing port 25 to > lower spam and virii. You are only allowed to send to their relay, which > is sometimes flaky, or often blacklisted in RBLs, ... Moreover, when you > travel (or between home and the office), you have to change your SMTP > server each time, ... > Using your own mail server is most of the time better, and using a VPN > only for this is less than optimal. > > > > If Evolution supports this, where can I configure it? > > > If not, is it planned? > > > > > > Regards, and thanks to all the contributors to Evolution, the best > > > graphical MUA/GroupWare ever! > > [1] at least in Luxembourg and Belgium > > _______________________________________________ > Evolution-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
