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As I remember IMAP allows to add freeform flags to every message.
by vhbit 9y ago
As I remember IMAP allows to add freeform flags to every message.
- StavrosK 9y agoIIRC that's how gmail implements its labels.
- pferde 9y agoI don't think so, since gmail had labels before they added IMAP support. Also, when accessing gmail via IMAP, you see the labels as IMAP folders, which leads me to believe that they just bolted the IMAP interface on top of whatever backend they use to store messages internally.
- StavrosK 9y agoI meant that that's how they implemented labels for their IMAP support, but you may be right, they may be folders instead.