Graham Klyne wrote:
How many people actually use IMAP? (I don't.)
That depends on the question:
IMAP the protocol? Many.
IMAP the URI scheme? Probably very few.
There are many software packages that support message storage and access
via IMAP, several of which are in use at quite large private installations
(ca.100000 users), as well as at ISPs. http://www.imap.org/about/whatisIMAP.html
is a good place to start to learn more about what is available.
As far as IMAP the URI scheme, I have tried a few browsers, and only one
(Konqueror) appears to support it.
That said, I see no reason why the URI specified should not be an IMAP URI.
Or POP. Browser support for the POP URI scheme is also an issue for that,
though it would likely be much easier to add support for POP than for IMAP
since the POP protocol is simpler.