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View Full Version : Yahoo Mail's IMAP Bug Is Finally Fixed


Richard Chao
03-12-2011, 01:48 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.withinwindows.com/2011/03/10/yahoo-fixes-their-implementation-of-imap-finally/' target='_blank'>http://www.withinwindows.com/2011/0...f-imap-finally/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"To quickly summarize, whenever a smartphone checked for new Yahoo mail, the server would transmit more information than needed. While not a huge problem on desktops connected to broadband, it was huge in the mobile space - a space in which carriers snipe bandwidth hogs and users oblivious to their data usage and monthly allowances."</em></p><p><img height="125" src="http://ycorpblog.com/wp-content/uploads/rotation38.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="550" /></p><p>It looks like Yahoo has finally made some changes in the way its servers communicate with handsets when polled for mail. &nbsp;Instead of sending back the entire message header as before, thereby causing users to use more data than necessary, the servers now only send back the requested information when polled. &nbsp;This is good news for Yahoo Mail users especially since most carriers are doing their best to phase out unlimited data for one to two GB plans.</p>