On 2010-04-12 10:24 AM, Mike Abbott wrote: > Because the message in the IMAP server is brand-new, having just been > composed by the user. For instance: > 1. As the user composes a new message, the MUA saves the new message > in the IMAP "Drafts" mailbox, possibly by using CATENATE (RFC 4469) > and URLAUTH (RFC 4467) to compose it out of parts of other messages > already on the IMAP server. > 2. The MUA connects to Postfix and uses a BURL command instead of a > DATA command. > 3. Postfix connects to the IMAP server to retrieve the body of the > message from the Drafts mailbox. > 4. After receiving a positive response from Postfix, the MUA moves > the message from the Drafts mailbox to the Sent mailbox.
How would this work for messages that are never saved to the Drafts folder? In fact, I rarely save it to the drafts folder before sending... -- Best regards, Charles
