Re: POP3 "resume download" extension

> Anders Rundegren wrote:
> >
> > I've had some thoughts about an extension to POP3 that will let you
> > resume a download of an interrupted transfer. These days people tend to
> > send each other messages with large attachment, 2-3Mb is not that
> > uncommon. Many clients connecting to their ISP, or even the ISP itself,
> > have their modems improperly setup which causes a flaky phoneline,
> > resulting in a premature disconnect.
> ...
> 
> I understand the reasons for proposing such extension, but the
> functionality is already in IMAP4 protocol. My question is : do you want
> to make IMAP4 from POP3?
> 
> Alexey

Not at all, this feature wouldn't break POP3's download-and-delete
model, it doesn't change any states on the server either. It's in its
own simplicity just an extension to the RETR command. I don't think
adding this feature would make POP3 close in on the IMAP model.

// Anders