miércoles, 2 de octubre de 2013

MICROSOFT ISSUES RESOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTLOOK.COM IMAP

They have reported a variety of problems through the comments in the post published Thursday that Microsoft announcing new support for IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) in Outlook.com

. In its favor it can be said that Microsoft executives are closely monitoring the reactions , as evidenced by the frequent responses to the comments that are posted .

 " We have seen reports of users who encounter the error 9 so we're seeing this as a priority ," wrote Ben Poon , Outlook.com program manager at Microsoft , referring to a server timeout error that some users are experiencing. Another common complaint is that messages deleted using client applications that meet IMAP are kept Outlook.com web interface .

 The comment string , which now reaches about 80 , also has questions and recommendations about specific configurations under certain scenarios and to particular operating systems and email applications . Matthew Cain , an analyst at Gartner , said that may be difficult to increase the support for IMAP , particularly given the various ways that IMAP can be interpreted by developers.

 "We need a thorough evaluation to climb, and an assessment of all major permutations , before any action to go live ," said Cain via email. MICROSOFT ISSUES DECLINED COMMENT . In its announcement Thursday , the company said the technology support for IMAP email recovery ' could expand the scope of client software and devices that can interact with Outlook.com .

 " With today's announcement , we know that we have an experience richer email between devices and applications , including those that do not use EAS (Exchange ActiveSync ) and Mac Mail and Thunderbird on Mac " wrote Steve Kafka , executive Microsoft in a post. Outlook.com already works with EAS , which allows it to be used with devices running Windows Phone operating systems , iOS and Android , according to Microsoft .

 The company was compelled to add support for IMAP based on feedback from users Outlook.com that the company was told to " clear and strong that it was important," Kafka wrote . Adding IMAP also opens the door for outside developers to create applications or integrate existing applications Outlook.com . Microsoft detailed in his post how many developers have already linked their applications and Web services using IMAP Outlook.com . One is TripIt , which can now detect emails with travel confirmations in Outlook.com inboxes and import them into the itinerary. Outlook.com , which launched in mid-2012 , Hotmail has replaced as the company's webmail service . Microsoft described Outlook.com as webmail total reinvention , from the UI to the backend platform . With Outlook.com , Microsoft expects to have a stronger competitor against Gmail and Yahoo Mail However, Outlook.com has been affected by occasional technical problems , including an incident last month in which the product did not work well for several days as well as a prolonged drop in March .

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