Hi All, Probably a very common question now days. I'd like to configure our iPhones at work to go directly to my dovecot server (currently dovecot-2.0.9-2.el6_1.1.x86_64). Using the IMAP IDLE (push email) protocol. Has anyone successfully deployed this? If yes, did you have to use an app from the Apple store? For me the IMAP process works, however it's clearly not notifying the client when new email is detected on the server. cya Craig
Related question that came to my mind: Does anyone know if XAPPLEPUSHSERVICE feature can be implemented by any server, or does it require cooperation between the server and the mobile network operator? I'm guessing the latter..
dovecot at noboost.org said the following on 10/08/2012 04:44:> Probably a very common question now days. > I'd like to configure our iPhones at work to go directly to my dovecot > server (currently dovecot-2.0.9-2.el6_1.1.x86_64). Using the IMAP IDLE > (push email) protocol.I used K-9 client on Android for one year with push, but I had to remove it and go back to integrated email client because it drained the battery. Ciao, luigi -- / +--[Luigi Rosa]-- \ Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users?
On 8/9/2012 11:26 PM, Luigi Rosa wrote:> I used K-9 client on Android for one year with push, but I had to remove > it and go back to integrated email client because it drained the battery.It sounds like "push" was really implemented as a poll. =R=
On 10.8.2012, at 9.31, Robin wrote:> On 8/9/2012 11:26 PM, Luigi Rosa wrote: >> I used K-9 client on Android for one year with push, but I had to remove >> it and go back to integrated email client because it drained the battery. > > It sounds like "push" was really implemented as a poll.Dovecot has by default: imap_idle_notify_interval = 2 mins So the phone needs to receive and send data every 2 minutes. Increasing this / disabling it entirely should help with power usage. But even then active TCP connections do eat up battery.
10.08.2012 09:44, dovecot at noboost.org ?????:> Hi All, > > Probably a very common question now days. > I'd like to configure our iPhones at work to go directly to my dovecot > server (currently dovecot-2.0.9-2.el6_1.1.x86_64). Using the IMAP IDLE > (push email) protocol. > > Has anyone successfully deployed this? If yes, did you have to use an > app from the Apple store? For me the IMAP process works, however it's > clearly not notifying the client when new email is detected on the > server. > > cya > > CraigiPhone will not notify for new mail in any folder, except INBOX - it's IMAP limitation. IMAP IDLE monitor only one selected folder. If you need notifying of new mail in copule of mail folders you shold look for ActiveSync realization. On small mailboxes it's z-push and tine20 for example - they can use IMAP server as backend. Sergey S. Kovalev