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IMAP doesn't search as fast and as well as gmail, and probably never will.
by herge 13y ago
IMAP doesn't search as fast and as well as gmail, and probably never will.
- sergiosgc 13y agoWhy not? If an IMAP client issues a "SEARCH TEXT foobar" command, why shouldn't Gmail answer as fast and as well as it does online? Nothing in IMAP precludes good efficient search. Reference: RFC 1730@6.4.4
- comex 13y agoIn fact, it probably does. Also, Gmail IMAP has an IMAP extension to allow using Gmail's full search syntax if desired (https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap_extensions https://developers.google.com/gmail/imap_extensions).
- grinich 13y agoGoogle wants you to use the web interface, or their own mobile apps.
- e12e 13y agoHave you tried something like: http://wiki.dovecot.org/Plugins/FTS http://wiki.dovecot.org/Plugins/FTS ?
- ottoflux 13y agoso? seriously. it does a better job than an old nx mbox, or other technology. i'm not trying to say it's not better, it's just amazing how impatient we've gotten in the last decade, and how much we've bought into "googlethink"