>From the 2.3.15 Changelog: * Added support for MUPDATE COMPRESS and IMAP COMPRESS commands which help speed up bulk data commands over slow links. It actually already _is_ implemented. -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:53:27 +0000 > Von: Ian Eiloart <iane@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > An: Torsten Schlabach <tschlabach@xxxxxxx>, Pascal Gienger <Pascal.Gienger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: info-cyrus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Dawson <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Betreff: Re: Any interest to implement RFC4978 (IMAP COMPRESS)? > > > --On 19 February 2010 11:14:53 +0100 Torsten Schlabach > <tschlabach@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Hi! > > > >> Is there any interest to implement this extension > >> in the cyrus imap server? > > > > Yes, possibly. > > > > There are parts of the world where bandwidth is still an issue. > > All of the world, actually: with increasing use of mobile devices, and > patchy 3g coverage. I still read mail over GSM with data rates from > 9.6kb/s. > > > > Think > > Afghanistan, for example. If you care for details, talk to my colleague > > Mike Dawson (on cc:). > > > > Regards, > > Torsten > > > > Pascal Gienger schrieb: > >> RFC 4978 [1] defines an IMAP COMPRESS command to compress IMAP data > >> communication. > >> > >> Is there any interest to implement this extension in the cyrus imap > >> server? > >> > >> For low bandwith connections this could be useful but I don't know if > >> that's a typical case nowadays. Together with the IMAP IDLE command it > >> should be fine for mobile devices... > >> > >> [1] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4978 > >> ---- > >> Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > >> Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > >> List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html > > ---- > > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > > List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html > > > > -- > Ian Eiloart > IT Services, University of Sussex > 01273-873148 x3148 > For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/ > ---- > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html -- Sicherer, schneller und einfacher. Die aktuellen Internet-Browser - jetzt kostenlos herunterladen! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/atbrowser ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
