Re: imap_open
| From: | Michael Sims | Date: | Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:31:17 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: imap_open | ||
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On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 22:08:36 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>> The function imap_open() is for opening an connection to an IMAP
>> server. It doesn't operate directly on a file system and it is
>> ignorant of the actual mailbox implementation as this is all
>> abstracted by the IMAP protocol. Where the mail is stored is a
>> function of your IMAP server, not PHP.
>
>That's not actually true. The imap functions are an abstraction on top of
>many different backends, not just imap. You can talk to pop and nntp
>servers as well, for example, and yes, even a local mailstore with no
>server involved at all.
Oops, my mistake. I was not aware. And of course I see now the
second sentence on the IMAP documentation which says "local mailbox
access methods". Is there any more documentation on using this
approach?