OT: Enhanced IMAP protocol

[kael]

On 01/06/2010 08:47 AM, Rob Banz wrote:
> I would argue that it's out of scope -- credential management should  
> be taken care of by your credential management system, be it through a  
> web interface or whatever. Even if it were to be an accepted spec, the  
> chances of all of the client-writers implementing it, and in a  
> reasonable way, are slim to none.

Well, IMAP could support a credential management system as an extension 
similar to the XMPP one : XEP-0077: In-Band Registration 
<http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0077.html#usecases-changepw>.

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kael