thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Support IMAP NOTIFY extension (RFC 5465)
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- Kotlin
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Description
It looks like K9 mail does not yet support the IMAP NOTIFY extension (RFC 5465). There was a discussion about this some time ago:
https://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=6264
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading RFC 5465 and the linked historical K-9 Mail discussion, then locate the current IMAP implementation in the Android app. The issue names no files or tests; done would require defining the supported NOTIFY behavior and demonstrating it with appropriate coverage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100