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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by tankerkiller125 on Friday February 24, 2023 @11:41AM (#34926454)
Until Dovecot and systems like it support JMAP, I don't see it gaining the critical mass it needs to succeed.
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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by lucideer on Friday February 24, 2023 @12:01PM (#34926717)
Well I can't see Dovecot devs deciding to implement it if they keep reading comments like this dissuading the effort...
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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by catiopatio on Friday February 24, 2023 @12:30PM (#34927084)
What advantage would they gain by implementing it?
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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by lucideer on Friday February 24, 2023 @12:43PM (#34927286)
There's three considerations

(a) is IMAP good / sufficient / fit for purpose

(b) if not, is there a better alternative available

(c) if there is, is it worth the development effort to support it.

If we assume the answers to (a) & (b) are NO & JMAP, then the benefits are included in those answers & only question remaining is (c). The person I was replying to seemed to be only arguing that the answer to (c) is NO.

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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by tracker1 on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:52PM (#34928322)
(a) No (b) JMAP (c) Long term, probably.
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Re:Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library by e12e on Friday February 24, 2023 @08:19PM (#34932722)
Cyrus is a system like dovecot?
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