Comments on: HTTP-based Protocol to Replace IMAP? http://www.backdrifter.com/2008/08/05/http-based-protocol-to-replace-imap/ The personal site of Jared Hanson Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:53:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kael http://www.backdrifter.com/2008/08/05/http-based-protocol-to-replace-imap/comment-page-1/#comment-22607 kael Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:57:55 +0000 http://www.backdrifter.com/?p=104#comment-22607 If most people use webmails, it may be because they have no alternative access or because POP is not optimized. I believe that when users have the choice between IMAP and HTTP they tend to use IMAP. I don't know if IMAP will be replaced by a HTTP-based protocol, but a new version of IMAP called IMAP5 has started to be <a href="https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/imap5" rel="nofollow">discussed</a>. XMPP will probably start to be used in a complementary manner with HTTP and XMPP - not sure it will replace them. If most people use webmails, it may be because they have no alternative access or because POP is not optimized. I believe that when users have the choice between IMAP and HTTP they tend to use IMAP.

I don’t know if IMAP will be replaced by a HTTP-based protocol, but a new version of IMAP called IMAP5 has started to be discussed.

XMPP will probably start to be used in a complementary manner with HTTP and XMPP – not sure it will replace them.

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