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Subject: Re: That newfangled IMAP thing...
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>>>>> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>:

> It's really complicated code, especially the things that deal with the
> network connection and filters and stuff, which just seems kinda
> unnecessary.  I mean, the protocol is dead simple.  You issue a
> (numbered) command, and you get a (numbered) response.

I can't remember but I think that some of the complexity came from
trying to shoehorn IMAP into the backend API at the time, and the
assumptions made by a backend intended for NNTP.

But perhaps the backend API has been changed to be a better fit since
then...?