[imp] HTTPMail

AJ aj at mindcrash.com
Mon Aug 25 23:52:08 UTC 2008


Thanks for the info.  The reason for the question was that they are  
blocking POP3 and IMAP from the internet and wanted to access email  
via "the way Hotmail and Network Solutions does it".  Thanks again guys.


Quoting "Jan Schneider" <jan at horde.org>:

> Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>
>> Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>>
>>> Quoting AJ <aj at mindcrash.com>:
>>>
>>>> Be that as it may, is there any way to make Horde work with  
>>>> Outlook configured as HTTP?
>>>
>>> No.  IMP/Horde supports IMAP and POP servers only.  Absolutely no  
>>> other reason to support another mail protocol at this time.
>>
>> Additionally, accessing a protocol that has been encrypted or  
>> otherwise marked as proprietary (i.e. Hotmail) is most likely, at  
>> least in the U.S., a violation of the D.M.C.A.  In other words: bad  
>> idea.
>
> HTTPMail is actually WebDAV, so there is nothing proprietary about  
> it. And I think what he means is using IMP as a server, not as a  
> client.
>
> This might be possible, but I don't see how you could motivate any  
> developer, if not with money, to support an inferior mail client, if  
> IMP is already installed anyway.
>
> Jan.
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