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I think it's time for a new email protocol. IMAP is far too slow and lacks tagging. POP doesn't synchronize read/unread status (or anything else). There's an i
by zacharypinter 18y ago
I think it's time for a new email protocol. IMAP is far too slow and lacks tagging. POP doesn't synchronize read/unread status (or anything else).
There's an interesting opportunity here for building a web service on top of email that would allow for more robust client-side applications in addition to a web interface. However, I wouldn't want to invest too much time into the idea at the risk of Gmail coming up with their own streamlined API.
- gsiener 18y agoThere's a great interview of Frank Addante on Venture Voice. He mentions one startup of his devoted to building a new email platform for large scale (think FOX), real time communication. Didn't look into it at all, but it sounds like whatever he built is working well.
- wmf 18y agoBy the time you could develop a new mail protocol there probably wouldn't be enough users left to justify the effort.
- briansmith 18y agoIMAP has tagging: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501#section-2.3.2 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501#section-2.3.2.