Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-30 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 30/03/2010 03:01:27, Tim Judd wrote: I've never heard of either, but when I configure my IMAP server and put any mail client to it, as soon as a mail is delivered, the mail client is notified. That's the IDLE extension to IMAPv4 -- it's not a

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-30 Thread Jonathan McKeown
On Tuesday 30 March 2010 09:31:00 Matthew Seaman wrote: On 30/03/2010 03:01:27, Tim Judd wrote: I've never heard of either, but when I configure my IMAP server and put any mail client to it, as soon as a mail is delivered, the mail client is notified. That's the IDLE extension to IMAPv4

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-29 Thread Tim Judd
On 3/27/10, per...@pluto.rain.com per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Tim Judd taj...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/27/10, Ron (Lists) rg.li...@rzweb.com wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone ... I know it can be done with Exchange and ActiveSync,

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-29 Thread Adam Vande More
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Tim Judd taj...@gmail.com wrote: I've never heard of either, but when I configure my IMAP server and put any mail client to it, as soon as a mail is delivered, the mail client is notified. I don't use biff or comsat or anything similar. mine is a simple IMAP

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread perryh
Tim Judd taj...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/27/10, Ron (Lists) rg.li...@rzweb.com wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone ... I know it can be done with Exchange and ActiveSync, but I don't want to run any kind of exchange server. Wouldn't

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28/03/2010 05:04:06, Ron (Lists) wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone (I assume other smart phones work the same way). I've searched the web and I can't find any information about how to

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Ron (Lists) rg.li...@rzweb.com wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone (I assume other smart phones work the same way).  I've searched the web and I can't find any information about how to make this work.  I

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Ross Cameron
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Ron (Lists) rg.li...@rzweb.com wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone (I assume other smart phones work the same way).  I've searched the web and I can't find any information about how to make this work.  I

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Jeffrey Goldberg
On Mar 28, 2010, at 1:36 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are pull services, wherein the client polls the server periodically for any newly-arrived messages. IMAP, but not POP3, can be used to push, but the iPhone mail client doesn't support that as far as I know. It

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Ron
Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: On Mar 28, 2010, at 1:36 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are pull services, wherein the client polls the server periodically for any newly-arrived messages. IMAP, but not POP3, can be used to push, but the iPhone mail client doesn't support

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Mar 28), Ron said: Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: On Mar 28, 2010, at 1:36 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are pull services, wherein the client polls the server periodically for any newly-arrived messages. IMAP, but not POP3, can be used to push,

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread krad
On 28 March 2010 21:38, Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com wrote: In the last episode (Mar 28), Ron said: Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: On Mar 28, 2010, at 1:36 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are pull services, wherein the client polls the server periodically for

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread Jeffrey Goldberg
On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:49 PM, krad wrote: On 28 March 2010 21:38, Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com wrote: In the last episode (Mar 28), Ron said: Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: IMAP, but not POP3, can be used to push, but the iPhone mail client doesn't support that [...] So how is Mobil

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-28 Thread perryh
Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com wrote: For ActiveSync at least, the phone has to keep a TCP connection to the server open 24/7, and the server sends a notification when a new mail arrives. MobileMe probably works the same way. The IMAP protocol supports a similar notify on new mail

Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-27 Thread Ron (Lists)
Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone (I assume other smart phones work the same way). I've searched the web and I can't find any information about how to make this work. I know it can be done with Exchange and ActiveSync, but I don't want to

Re: Freebsd, postfix and push email

2010-03-27 Thread Tim Judd
On 3/27/10, Ron (Lists) rg.li...@rzweb.com wrote: Is there a way to get my freebsd/postfix setup to send push notifications to an iPhone (I assume other smart phones work the same way). I've searched the web and I can't find any information about how to make this work. I know it can be done