> I understand the use case, but I think they put it in the wrong > protocol. It should have been placed in the IMAP protocol. You have > the benefit of referencing mails, but no intermixing of SMTP and > IMAP, or authentication complexities.
It sort of is in IMAP; on the backend the IMAP server must support URLAUTH [RFC4467] on top of IMAP URLS [RFC2192]. It gets thorny at: """Specifically, thisrequires that the submit server implement a configuration that uses STARTTLS followed by SASL PLAIN [SASL-PLAIN] to authenticate to the IMAP server. .... Specifically, this requires that the submit server implement a configuration that uses STARTTLS followed by SASL PLAIN [SASL-PLAIN] to authenticate to the IMAP server.""" Overall I was excited when I discovered IMAP URLS - HOW HANDY! - but even then the authentication bit becomes such a pain that throwing some kind of HTTP proxy in front of the IMAP server is still easier. :( > In fact, some IMAP servers already support IMAP sending through a > "magic Outbox folder". Agree; there does seem to be a simpler way that doesn't require the boundary ripping. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
