Re: Neat little script

actually it's the wu c-client which "wraps" all these drivers/functions into a higher level. if we used a different imap library for php we wouldn't have all thses goodies.. Mark > > > > > Interesting... > > > > > > > > If the imap_*() functions can talk IMAP, POP3 and NNTP, perhaps > > > > they are misnamed? :) > > > > > > Not at all. IMAP is king. > > > > Obviously I have underestimated the power of the IMAP... > > IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. Whether the actual > protocol behind these function is IMAP, POP or NNTP, we are still dealing > with messages and as such the functions are properly named. If you read > RFC 2060 it is quite apparent that IMAP is intended to be a cross-protocol > abstraction layer as well as a protocol in itself. Sort of like a > player-coach of message access protocols. Ok, that is a bad analogy but I > couldn't think of anything else. > > In addition to IMAP, POP and NNTP, you can also point these functions at a > local mailspool file and there is some magic mushroom code behind the > scenes that figures out what format that mailspool file is in and reads it > correctly using these same functions. > > -Rasmus > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ > To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net