Damned Apple, why can’t they support IMAP IDLE like civilised platforms?  Why 
make an exception for ActiveSync or (cough, cough) iCloud?  Lock-in, I bet …

When I asked Jobs (or the person behind his email address) whether it was 
political or technical, he said it was technical, specifically for battery 
power reasons.  There is some truth in this, but only insofar as IMAP not 
providing a way to identify the NAT timeouts, the real solution to which is 
IPv6.  Be aware that both Apple Push and Exchange ActiveSync use cellular for 
lower power consumption, even with Wi-Fi available, unless you explicitly 
disabled it.  The carrier settings specify your carrier’s NAT timeout, and you 
will use that connection to long-poll for notifications.

Anyway, technobabble off. :)

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