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Having just this month implemented an IMAP client I can tell you it's blazingly fast for Gmail & Outlook. It's actually much faster and more efficient than usi
by jivings 7y ago
Having just this month implemented an IMAP client I can tell you it's blazingly fast for Gmail & Outlook.
It's actually much faster and more efficient than using the Gmail API.
- dbg31415 7y agoI just clocked it at 16 seconds to check for new mail in Apple Mail checking against a Gmail Account on an iPhone SE connected to Google Fiber. It feels pretty slow... Meanwhile, same update vs same account in Outlook took about 6 seconds. And in the Gmail App, about 4 seconds. Not super scientific, just me looking at my watch and opening each app and seeing how long it took to update. So maybe something with Apple Mail?
- jivings 7y agoThe slow part is opening the IMAP connection and authenticating, after that it's fast. I guess it might depend on how these clients are maintaining their connections.