Re: [Evolution] IMAP IDLE extension

[Jerome Warnier <jwarnier beeznest net>]

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> The IMAP IDLE extension allows conforming servers (e.g. Cyrus,
> Gmail, ...) to notify clients of new mail, without the latter having to
> poll them. It's a Good Thing (tm).
>
> It seems that support for the IDLE extension was planned for Evo 2.24
> but didn't make it. It's now on the roadmap for 2.26. Does anyone know
> if it's really going to happen this time?
>
>   
I was told years ago (on this same list) that IDLE was not a standard
(no RFC and al), and as such, was not planned to be ever implemented for
Evolution.
> poc