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Push email. Push email is an email system that provides an always-on capability, in which when new email arrives at the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server), it is immediately, actively transferred ( pushed) by the MDA to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the email client, so that the end-user can see incoming email ...
Push-IMAP. Push-IMAP, which is otherwise known as P-IMAP or Push extensions for Internet Message Access Protocol, is an email protocol designed as a faster way to synchronise a mobile device like a PDA or smartphone to an email server. It was developed by Oracle and other partners, and based on IMAP with additional enhancements for optimization ...
This isn't a hack or a workaround, but a true push connection, because iPhone's Mail app will establish a connection directly with Google and listen for mail notifications, so it's not relying on ...
Push technology allows an email to come to your phone without the user having to specifically call up to the server to get it (known as "pull").
This means you cannot get your email in realtime. Instead, you have to ping Gmail's servers (either in set intervals or manually). Both Yahoo Mail and MobileMe mail have full push support.
Lifehacker has a new step-by-step guide up for setting up push email using the new iPhone 2.0 software for free.
You can also personalize push notifications so that you know whenever an important email arrives in your inbox. As before, you don't need to use Yahoo Mail in order to use the app; it's compatible ...
Some users quick to upgrade to Apple's latest mobile OS report losing automatic push delivery of their email, requiring that they check for themselves to get any fresh messages.