Extending POP Version 3 To Do Mailbox Compression
draft-pillay-pop3-ext-00
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| Authors | Harish Pillay , Marvin Tay | ||
| Last updated | 1997-09-11 | ||
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Abstract
This document suggests an extension to the Post Office Protocol version 3 (RFC 1725) that adds an extra command to selective compress the maildrop before transferring the mail to the recipient. Given the extensive and explosive growth of mobile uses of the Internet especially the numbers of people who access their e-mail via dialup modems, it does not make sense to have to transfer e-mail to the client in uncompressed form. This draft discusses a new command that will make the pop3 server to intelligently compress the maildrop into a single file and then for it to be sent to the client. The client will then process the compressed mail accordingly.
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