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In [[email]] technology, '''IDLE''' is an [[IMAP]] feature described in RFC 2177 that allows a [[Client (computing)|client]] to indicate to the [[Server (computing)|server]] that it is ready to accept [[real-time computing|real-time]] notifications. |
In [[email]] technology, '''IDLE''' is an [[IMAP]] feature described in [https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2177 RFC 2177] that allows a [[Client (computing)|client]] to indicate to the [[Server (computing)|server]] that it is ready to accept [[real-time computing|real-time]] notifications. |
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==Significance== |
==Significance== |
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==Usage== |
==Usage== |
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IMAP4 servers that support IDLE will include the |
IMAP4 servers that support IDLE will include the string "IDLE" in the result of their CAPABILITY command. This allows email users to receive near instant notification of a new email. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Push-IMAP]] |
*[[Push-IMAP]] |
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==Software== |
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;Client software with support for IMAP IDLE |
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* [[Airmail (email client)|Airmail]] for [[OS X]] |
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* [[Mail (OS X)|Apple Mail]], IDLE command introduced with version 3. |
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* [[Becky!]], IDLE command introduced with version 2.56 (2010/09/29). |
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* [[Cone (software)|Cone]] |
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* [[Courier (email client)|Courier]] |
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* [[eM Client]] |
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* EmailPush for [[iPhone]] |
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* Emansio For Windows Mobile |
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* [[Evolution (software)|Evolution]] (IMAPX introduced as "IMAP+" in version 2.30) |
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* FlexMail For Windows Mobile |
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* ibisMail for [[iPhone]] |
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* [[Scribe Mail|i.Scribe / InScribe]] |
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* [[K-9 Mail]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] |
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* Kaiten Mail for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] |
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* [[Kmail]] as with KDE SC 4.7 |
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* [[Mailbird]] |
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* Mail application on Nokia N9 |
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* MetroMail for Windows Phone 8 |
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* [[Microsoft Entourage]] |
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* [[Microsoft Outlook]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} |
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* [[Outlook Express|Microsoft Outlook Express]] |
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* [[Windows Mail|Microsoft Windows Mail]] |
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* [[Microsoft Windows Mail App]] for Windows 8<ref>[https://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/26/supporting-windows-8-mail-in-your-organization.aspx?Redirected=true Supporting Windows 8 Mail in your organization]</ref> |
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* [[Mozilla Thunderbird]]/[[SeaMonkey]] |
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* [[Mutt (email client)|Mutt]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mutt changelog|url=http://www.mutt.org/doc/devel/UPDATING|format=text|at=1.5.12}}</ref> |
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* [[Opera Mail]]<ref>[http://snapshot.opera.com/windows/w80p5.html Changelog for Opera 8.0 Technical Preview 5.1 for Windows]</ref> |
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* [[Peek (mobile email device)]] |
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* ProfiMail For Windows Mobile and Symbian |
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* SchedHandler For Windows Mobile |
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* [[Sparrow (email client)|Sparrow]] for [[OS X]] |
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* [[Symbian]] smartphones |
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* Tiverias GPush for [[iPhone]] |
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* [[Palm Treo|Treo]] smartphones |
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* [[Trojitá]] |
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* [[webOS]] smartphones<ref>[http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-gmail-and-imap-pushes-imap-idle Palm Pre Gmail and IMAP: Pushes with IMAP IDLE]</ref> |
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* Zimbra Desktop for Windows, Linux & MAC |
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;Server software with support for IMAP IDLE |
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* acIMAP |
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* Archiveopteryx |
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* CommuniGate Pro |
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* [[ContactOffice]] |
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* [[Courier Mail Server]] |
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* [[Cyrus IMAP server]] |
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* Davmail Gateway |
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* [[DBMail IMAP and POP3 server]] |
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* [[Dovecot (software)|dovecot]] IMAP server |
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* [[Eudora Internet Mail Server]] |
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* [[hMailServer]] |
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* [[IceWarp Mail Server]] |
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* isode M-Box POP/IMAP Gateway |
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* Kerio Connect |
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* Kerio Mail Server |
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* [[Kolab]] Groupware Server |
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* LumiSoft Mail Server |
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* MailEnable |
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* [[MailSite]] |
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* [[Mailtraq]] |
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* [[MDaemon|MDaemon Mail Server]] |
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* Mercury 32 |
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* [[Microsoft Exchange Server]] |
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* Panda IMAP |
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* SmarterMail 8.x |
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* [[Sun Java System Messaging Server]] |
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* [[Synchronica]] Mobile Gateway |
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* Teamware Office |
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* [[UW IMAP]] |
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* wodImapServer ActiveX component |
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* [[Zarafa (software)|Zarafa Collaboration Platform]] |
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* Zimbra Collaboration Server |
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* Zoho Mail |
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;Services that support IMAP IDLE |
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* [[FastMail]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2177 RFC 2177: IMAP4 IDLE] |
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[[Category:Internet mail protocols]] |
[[Category:Internet mail protocols]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 18 April 2022
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In email technology, IDLE is an IMAP feature described in RFC 2177 that allows a client to indicate to the server that it is ready to accept real-time notifications.
Significance
[edit]The IDLE feature allows IMAP email users to immediately receive any mailbox changes without having to undertake any action such as clicking on a refresh button, or having the email client automatically and repeatedly ask the server for new messages.
Usage
[edit]IMAP4 servers that support IDLE will include the string "IDLE" in the result of their CAPABILITY command. This allows email users to receive near instant notification of a new email.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]External links
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