Re: [courier-users] Virtual or meta folders with Courier IMAP?

2013-08-15 Thread Anders
On 2013-08-15 02:05, Sam Varshavchik wrote: Anders writes: Hi Is there any way with Courier IMAP to implement server-side virtual folders based on meta keywords, such as the Search Folders in Thunderbird or Outlook? The short answer is: no. I guess one way to do this would be using

[courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Mark Constable
On 16/08/13 11:18, Sam Varshavchik wrote: Anders writes: Perhaps IMAP will one day evolve a little :) Overall, IMAP has been withering, and in decline, and I'd be surprised if the trend reverses. That's fascinating comment Sam, coming from someone who would have a good feel such a thing.

Re: [courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Mark Constable writes: On 16/08/13 11:18, Sam Varshavchik wrote: Anders writes: Perhaps IMAP will one day evolve a little :) Overall, IMAP has been withering, and in decline, and I'd be surprised if the trend reverses. That's fascinating comment Sam, coming from someone who would have

Re: [courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Lindsay Haisley
On Thu, 2013-08-15 at 22:04 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote: I don't have any figures or stats. But everywhere I look, I see no signs of life. On Usenet, comp.mail.imap used to carry respectable daily traffic a while ago. It's a ghost town now, maybe a dozen posts a year, for the last 4-5

Re: [courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Mark Constable
On 16/08/13 12:04, Sam Varshavchik wrote: I wish I could say otherwise, but that's what it is. The flip side of the coin is that IMAP is a mature protocol. It does its job, and there is no viable replacement for it. As long as there's still a need for a standardized client/server mail

Re: [courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Lindsay Haisley writes: I'm really distressed to hear this. I run a small mail hosting service and recommend IMAP to my customers over POP3 all the time. My server's spam management system relies on special IMAP mail folders which are dumped into or routed out of SpamAssassin with various

Re: [courier-users] IMAP in general use

2013-08-15 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Mark Constable writes: On 16/08/13 12:04, Sam Varshavchik wrote: I wish I could say otherwise, but that's what it is. The flip side of the coin is that IMAP is a mature protocol. It does its job, and there is no viable replacement for it. As long as there's still a need for a