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Why does Roundcube use a custom implementation of an IMAP client?
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smares
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Why does Roundcube use a custom implementation of an IMAP client?
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September 06, 2017, 09:07:53 AM »
Hello!
I was wondering why Roundcube uses a custom implementation of an IMAP client instead of using php_imap.
Did the developers have problems using the PHP extension?
Cheers,
Sebastian
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alec
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Re: Why does Roundcube use a custom implementation of an IMAP client?
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September 06, 2017, 09:34:33 AM »
Because we didn't want to be limited, and it was proven in the past that our implementation was just faster.
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SKaero
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Re: Why does Roundcube use a custom implementation of an IMAP client?
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September 06, 2017, 03:25:29 PM »
Plus php_imap is often not install on servers.
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smares
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Re: Why does Roundcube use a custom implementation of an IMAP client?
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September 18, 2017, 08:44:33 AM »
Thanks for the fast replies and keep up the great work!
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