I agree with Lonnie. We use the Zend Framework classes in our app to build on top of Gmail via IMAP. It I had been pretty painless.
- Ken Sent from my Android phone On Mar 6, 2015 9:59 AM, "Lonnie Olson" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM Justin Purdie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > After we got started with IMAP, it basically felt like we were rewriting > > gmail, so we started exploring the Gmail API. The problem is in the > > description of the API google says "Note: The Gmail API should not be > used > > to replace IMAP for full-fledged email client access. Instead, see IMAP > and > > SMTP." > > > > > I would definitely heed Google's recommendation, and use the IMAP > protocol. You could supplement it with the Gmail API for a few functions, > but primarily use IMAP. Good example of using a Gmail API would be using > it for search. > > Perhaps look around for some higher level IMAP libraries, or copy some code > from another email app you like. > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
