[MlMt] Mystery messages being created…

[Charlie Garrison]

On 8 Feb 2020, at 6:35, Sam Hathaway wrote:

> The short version is that there’s no way to do push notifications 
> for IMAP accounts on iOS without their server logging into your 
> account and keeping an IDLE connection open.

Which is why I use iOS client which keeps an IDLE connection; it works 
"just fine" (or something similar with iOS background functionality). I 
didn't bother looking into details of it; I tried it; it worked; I used 
it.

> Many iOS email clients do this. It’s the price you pay for having 
> timely push notifications.

FYI, I found Edison and Preside both provide iOS notifications, and 
neither needs a central server with access to all my email. I have seen 
other email clients since advertise similar functionality. No need to 
give away access to all your email.

So yes, giving away access to all your email is one way to pay the 
price. It's not a price I'm willing to pay, so I paid the price of 
looking for alternatives with smart background handling.

-cng

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     Charlie Garrison                   <charlie at garrison.com.au>
     Garrison Computer Services      <http://www.garrison.com.au>
     PO Box 380
     Tumbarumba NSW 2653  Australia
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