>I came across JMAP (jmap.io) this weekend, and have been looking at it in >my spare time. It looks like it intends to solve most of the problems that >I personally had with mixing mh-style and mobile-app email usage, and might >even be a (speculation warning) useful bridge to the future for nmh.
I have looked at it. It honestly seems to me like a solution in search of a problem, but fine (or maybe it's designed for people who cannot imagine any network protocol that is not REST). But I cannot see how it really solves any of the fundamental problems of mixing "mh-style" and mobile-app email usage; as far as I can tell, those core issues still exist. But I am open to being persuaded otherwise! So, if you want to expand on your opinion, please do! >I >certainly remember a time when skipping over IMAP would have seemed crazy, >but the people on emacs-devel are currently wrestling with the implications >of at least Google and MS both moving towards shutting down pure IMAP >access (somewhat stalled by current conditions, but clearly stated intent). I am not aware of any effort by Google to shut down IMAP; could you provide a link? MS, yes, wants you to use their horrible Exchange protocol. If you're talking about how you have to enable IMAP for G Suite users ... well, fine. My limited, imperfect understanding is that "native" Gmail is a proprietary protocol, so JMAP isn't relevant. If you want a protocol that is relatively universal, I think right now IMAP is the best choice. Even the people behind JMAP provide an IMAP server on their systems. --Ken
