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diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 3156f04..7415e63 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Depends: libdbd-sqlite3-perl, Suggests: dovecot-imapd (>= 1:2~) Description: Fast bidirectional synchronization for QRESYNC-capable IMAP servers InterIMAP performs stateful bi-directional synchronization between two - IMAP4rev1 servers. Compared to the so-called "full" synchronization - solutions, InterIMAP is both much faster and parsimonious in network - traffic. + IMAP4rev1 servers. Compared to alternatives such as OfflineIMAP, InterIMAP + trades flexibility and IMAPd compatibility for performance; it is both *much* + faster and parsimonious in network traffic. . Stateful synchronization is made possible by the QRESYNC extension from [RFC7162]; for convenience reasons servers must also support LIST-EXTENDED @@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ Architecture: all Depends: libinterimap (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends} Description: Pull mails from an IMAP mailbox and deliver them via SMTP or LMTP PullIMAP retrieves messages from an IMAP mailbox and deliver them to an - SMTP or LMTP transmission channel. + SMTP or LMTP transmission channel. Compared to alternatives such as fetchmail + or getmail, PullIMAP trades flexibility and IMAPd compatibility for + performance. . A statefile is used to keep track of the mailbox's UIDVALIDITY and UIDNEXT values. While PullIMAP is running, the statefile is also used to keep |