On 3/27/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim Judd <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 3/27/10, Ron (Lists) <[email protected]> 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 push email be a function of your POP3 or IMAP server? >> FreeBSD and Postfix are neither of those. > > Er, no. POP3 and IMAP are "pull" services, wherein the client > polls the server periodically for any newly-arrived messages. > A client-level "push" service would need to operate similarly > to biff(1)/comsat(8). >
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 server pushing it. I'm anxious to really hear what this is... I don't have any POP3/IMAP enabled smartphones to test with. --Tim _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
