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Email
The place that email originates from, when it is being sent, is known as the
origin server. This message is intercepted by the proxy server, which will
cache the message, and give it to you next time you ask for a copy. When you
request messages, the server will deliver your cached messages.
- conditional request
- a HEAD request sent to the origin server, to get the body but not the head
of the message. It will contain a header
Last-Modified, so the requesting
server can see if their copy of the content is current, or if it needs to be
updated.
When I get mail on my machine, where is it stored? I hear the word "spool"
thrown around sometimes.
Is there an equivalent to curl for IMAP? FOr