Re: The IMAP APPENDLIMIT Extension

Michael M Slusarz <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.imapext
Message-ID <20150218140355.Horde.TBUCA3b0cT4AmkFpaBEZMA1@bigworm.curecanti.org>
Quoting [email protected]:

> If a client wants what appendlimit offers, it can just send an  
> append without literal+, right?

I tend to agree that APPENDLIMIT that doesn't provide a precise size  
doesn't provide anything better than the current situation of simply  
not using literal+ for APPENDs.

I think that if the append limit is static on a server and can be  
provided with the CAPABILITY string, that is a win.  And I have no  
issues with providing a client-side way of *proactively* requesting  
the limit for a mailbox via STATUS.

But passively including this information in SELECT/EXAMINE responses  
is a poor decision if that data is not accurate.  As a client author,  
I would ignore APPENDLIMIT if it is not 100% accurate since there is a  
chance that I might actually be able to add the message  
notwithstanding the value provided.

michael

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