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Global search is clearly important. The other "hard thing" are a little... niche? AFAIK search in IMAP is folder-based, so you have to iterate over the folders
by andyjohnson0 4y ago
Global search is clearly important. The other "hard thing" are a little... niche?
AFAIK search in IMAP is folder-based, so you have to iterate over the folders, do multiple searches, and merge the results. Not elegant, and probably not fast, but it doesn't seem like a protocol killer to me.
- danielheath 4y agoOne persons 'niche' is anothers 'essential feature'. Fastmail are surely in a better position than you or I to figure out which kinds of searches are commonly performed!