Re: Problems with webutils--solved, I think.
- Posted by gertie at ad-tek.net Aug 01, 2001
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On 1 Aug 2001, at 22:58, Ted Fines wrote: > > Hi, all. > > I think just realized why it works on port 80 and not on 143. IMAP (143) > is a persistent connection, there wil only be a recognizable end to the > data stream after a logout command is issued. But http (80) is not > persistent, and after each reply, the connection is closed. Sound right? Well, i don't know IMAP, but http is a tcp connection, and there are various standard modes, one of which is "keep-alive". How is IMAP any different than the extended POP3 protocol? Kat