Atommail is an open source project that is used to provide an Atom-based syndication feed from a user's mailbox. This allows developers to implement a messaging system comprised of the following components:
With this infrastructure, the MTA serves as the aggregator of messages. Any component can send a message simply by composing an e-mail message and sending the message to the MTA. Atommail accesses the mailboxes via an IMAP library, which uses the IMAP server to retrieve information about messages stored in the mailboxes. By providing POP in addition, clients that want to read the messages can do so via POP, IMAP, or simply by subscribing to the Atom feed.
Note that this isn't meant to be a replacement for e-mail. This isn't for two-way communication. This is intended to leverage existing systems to create an easy-to-use notification system based on open standards.
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