IMAP doesn't like HTML formatting

[Sam Varshavchik]

Mike Fedyk writes:

> Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> 
>> When using POP3, your mail client is responsible for decoding 
>> messages.  When using IMAP, the IMAP server is mostly responsible. 
> 
> That's a bunch of BS.
> 
> The imap server sends the entire fscking message to the client, 

No, it doesn't.  Please educate yourself about how IMAP works, before 
blathering off like that.  The IMAP server does not send “the entire fscking 
message” on its own initiative.

Although a poorly-written IMAP client may behave like a POP3 client, even 
when using IMAP, this is an exception rather than the rule.  In any case, 
the IMAP server must decode messages in order to implement IMAP correctly.  
The IMAP protocol requires the server to process MIME headers and decode 
attachments, and send only selected attachments to the client, upon demand.


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