Enable IMAP push support using imaplib2 (instant notifications)

Bug #804844 reported by Rune K. Svendsen
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Popper
Triaged
Wishlist
Ralf Hersel

Bug Description

In my opinion, this would be the ultimate solution for an e-mail notifier: no more "check every x minutes"; a notification pops up as soon as an e-mail is received.

The first link below explains what imaplib2 is, and the second and third link contain examples.

http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~piers/python/imaplib.html
http://blog.timstoop.nl/2009/03/11/python-imap-idle-with-imaplib2/
http://hmmtheresanidea.blogspot.com/2009/09/imap-push-gmail-python-script-for-mac.html

Tags: wishlist
tags: added: wishlist
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Ralf Hersel (ralf.hersel) wrote :

I added this to the wishlist

Changed in popper:
status: New → Triaged
assignee: nobody → Ralf Hersel (ralf.hersel)
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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