Re: Mulberry gone, now what?

Mark Crispin <MRC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, usenet@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I want my IMAP client to behave the same whatever server I'm
> > using, that's what makes things easy for the user.
>
> Thus the conflict: does your client work the same, no matter what server;
> or does the server work the same, no matter what client?
>
> Most of us who've been in this war for the past 15 or so years have
> concluded that the only solution would be to define one way and make it
> mandatory for both clients and servers. The answer to the people who say
> that "you can't do that" is "the web proves that you can do that."
>
Yes, I quite agree, that's where IMAP needs to be, but unfortunately
it isn't.

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Chris Green

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