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by tijs 5017 days ago
"Forever" being until Google changes their service which is probably about every few months.
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pilif 5017 days ago
Sparrow is essentially an IMAP client. I don't see Google turn off IMAP support any time soon. Way too many clients are actively using that.
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tijs 5015 days ago
Well yes, but doesn't it's usefulness come from the tight integration with gmail only features? disclaimer; i only used Sparrow for a bit a long time ago so perhaps they've made these features work in regular IMAP as well..
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madflo 5017 days ago
I don't know exactly the protocols behind Exchange (IMAP ? MAPI ?), but it seems to me that it is, for now, Google's prefered way of accessing emails & calendars from a mobile device (at least from iOS).
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pilif 5016 days ago
Yes. But we were talking about Sparrow and Sparrow is an IMAP client.
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