Dovecot 2.4 released today
Hi, Dovecot 2.4 was released today. The binary packages and docker images they’ve built have L1 support/silver level support, if one enables mail_utf8_extensions in the configuration file. It’s disabled by default in this version. I timidly guess that if they don’t get many bug reports related to mail_utf8_extensions, then a future version will enable it by default. I am happy for now: Progress is progress, more is luxury. The open source servers with support are now Dovecot<https://www.dovecot.org/>, Courier<https://www.courier-mta.org/imap/>, Wild Duck<https://wildduck.email/> and Stalwart<https://stalw.art/> IIRC. The ones missing support are Cyrus, those that build on Cyrus (mostly commercial/integrated offers) and a few rather minor servers. I have a compliant version of Cyrus running and have passed the changes to the head maintainer. He and I will meet in March, so I feel good about progress on that front. At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support. -- Arnt Gulbrandsen UA Tech Sr Mgr +32 492 374706
It is truly good news!
The open source servers with support are now Dovecot <https://www.dovecot.org/>, Courier <https://www.courier-mta.org/imap/>, Wild Duck <https://wildduck.email/> and Stalwart <https://stalw.art/> IIRC.
Great! I agree with Anil that this news should be shared within the ICANN community. Thanks Best Regards Jiankang Yao
2025年1月24日 20:40，Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <ua-eai@icann.org> 写道：
Hi,
Dovecot 2.4 was released today. The binary packages and docker images they’ve built have L1 support/silver level support, if one enables mail_utf8_extensions in the configuration file. It’s disabled by default in this version.
I timidly guess that if they don’t get many bug reports related to mail_utf8_extensions, then a future version will enable it by default. I am happy for now: Progress is progress, more is luxury.
The open source servers with support are now Dovecot <https://www.dovecot.org/>, Courier <https://www.courier-mta.org/imap/>, Wild Duck <https://wildduck.email/> and Stalwart <https://stalw.art/> IIRC. The ones missing support are Cyrus, those that build on Cyrus (mostly commercial/integrated offers) and a few rather minor servers. I have a compliant version of Cyrus running and have passed the changes to the head maintainer. He and I will meet in March, so I feel good about progress on that front.
At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support.
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It appears that Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org> said:
At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support.
Any idea if there are any popular mail clients with IMAP EAI support? When I looked a while ago I didn't see any that tried to use Courier's features. R's, John
Great news Arnt, congratulations On Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 20:39 John Levine via UA-EAI, <ua-eai@icann.org> wrote:
It appears that Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org> said:
At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support.
Any idea if there are any popular mail clients with IMAP EAI support? When I looked a while ago I didn't see any that tried to use Courier's features.
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Well done! Thanks for the update. From: ernest mafuta via UA-EAI <ua-eai@icann.org> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2025 11:25 To: John Levine <john.levine@standcore.com> Cc: ua-eai@icann.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] [UA-EAI] Re: Dovecot 2.4 released today Great news Arnt, congratulations On Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 20:39 John Levine via UA-EAI, <ua-eai@icann.org<mailto:ua-eai@icann.org>> wrote: It appears that Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org<mailto:arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org>> said:
At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support.
Any idea if there are any popular mail clients with IMAP EAI support? When I looked a while ago I didn't see any that tried to use Courier's features. R's, John _______________________________________________ UA-EAI mailing list -- ua-eai@icann.org<mailto:ua-eai@icann.org> To unsubscribe send an email to ua-eai-leave@icann.org<mailto:ua-eai-leave@icann.org> _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.
Hi, There isn’t much. I know about Thunderbird (except Android), Mustang, aerc, mutt. There are a couple who I think want it but don’t test systematically, I have a feeling that lack of servers in their testing roster is a major reason for that. One of those is very well known, but I’m not naming names. I also know one that appears to be ua-ready with gmail but not with my mail server, because it speaks gmail-api with gmail and imap with mine. I suspect it’s not unique. Arnt From: John Levine <john.levine@standcore.com> Organization: Taughannock Networks Date: Friday, 24 January 2025 at 19:38 To: "ua-eai@icann.org" <ua-eai@icann.org> Cc: Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [UA-EAI] Dovecot 2.4 released today It appears that Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org<mailto:arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org>> said: At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support. Any idea if there are any popular mail clients with IMAP EAI support? When I looked a while ago I didn't see any that tried to use Courier's features. R's, John
Microsoft outlook, Android email, gmail app, ios app, xgenplus email app, all support EAI perfectly well. If anyone want to test EAI anytime with EAI id, Datamail app with eai email accounts are always available. Thanks Ajay On January 25, 2025 3:32:50 AM GMT+05:30, Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <ua-eai@icann.org> wrote:
Hi,
There isn’t much. I know about Thunderbird (except Android), Mustang, aerc, mutt.
There are a couple who I think want it but don’t test systematically, I have a feeling that lack of servers in their testing roster is a major reason for that. One of those is very well known, but I’m not naming names. I also know one that appears to be ua-ready with gmail but not with my mail server, because it speaks gmail-api with gmail and imap with mine. I suspect it’s not unique.
Arnt
From: John Levine <john.levine@standcore.com> Organization: Taughannock Networks Date: Friday, 24 January 2025 at 19:38 To: "ua-eai@icann.org" <ua-eai@icann.org> Cc: Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [UA-EAI] Dovecot 2.4 released today
It appears that Arnt Gulbrandsen via UA-EAI <arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org<mailto:arnt.gulbrandsen@icann.org>> said: At some point in the next six months I think it will be simple for mail client authors to test EAI support, because at least one server in their testing setup will already have support.
Any idea if there are any popular mail clients with IMAP EAI support? When I looked a while ago I didn't see any that tried to use Courier's features.
R's, John
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Jiankang Yao -
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Mark Svancarek (CELA)