Re: [Evolution] 2.92.91 imap-idle

[randall <randall songshu org>]

On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 14:39 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 16:38 +0100, randall wrote:
> > anyways.. im interested in the improved IMAP support
> >
> > iâm running 2.29.91 on Ubuntu 10.04 beta from ppa at
> > https://launchpad.net/~francesco-marella/+archive/unstable-evolution
> >
> > till so far it seams to work nicely (no crashes) in my daily usage and
> > iâm testing it to see if i can use it as a Thunderbird alternative.
> >
> > iâm using it as an imap client to a zimbra server so the IMAP-IDLE
> > functionality is what i am looking for.
>
> Our standard IMAP backend doesn't have IDLE support at all.
>
> Our hero Chenthill, however, has been cooking up a brand new IMAP
> backend for 2.30 (and it's for real this time, for those who've been
> following along for awhile).
>
> Not sure if it was enabled for 2.29.91, but it's there in 2.29.92 --
> listed among the account type choices as "IMAP+".  It supports IDLE.
> That's its raison d'Ãtre.
>
> The usual disclaimers apply: for all its flaws the old IMAP backend is
> thoroughly road-tested, the new one is not.  Existing IMAP accounts will
> stay on the old backend for the time being.
>
> Matthew Barnes

i surely did not see the IMAP+ option, will try if i can cook up
some .debs from the source 2.92.92