3136 iMapIdle is an iPhone application that simulates "Push Email" with your IMAP server. It's in its early stages but the current features are:

- listens in the background waiting for new IMAP mail even if you are in sleep/standby mode
- notifies you via a popup and/or sound. You choose how to be notified. Sound notification should use the same method your mail client uses (ie: if you have vibrate on, it'll vibrate as well)
- popup notification allows you to choose whether the mail client should check for email right there by forcing the mail client to check the server (it doesn't launch the mail client but just forces it to check the server). NOTE: Don't choose this if you are in the mail client as it will exit (you've been warned). The popup will disappear after 20 seconds and if you miss it the iMapIdle icon will show you how many popup notifications you have missed
- supports SSL connections and special support for GMail IMAP

Installation:
- unzip iMapIdle.zip
- scp -r iMapIdle.app root@{iphone_ip}:/Applications
- restart springboard (ie: reboot phone or use customize to restart SpringBoard for you)
- should see a new iMapIdle icon. Click to setup iMapIdle options and to activate. Click home button to exit gui and iMapIdle should be running in background

Notes:
- this has only been personally tested on 1.1.1. Reports are that it works under 1.0.2 as well
- have no idea at this point how it effects battery
- use at your own risk

Updates:
- 10/28 I've currently found a way to force the mail app to check the server. I'm testing it out now to make sure there's no ill side effects and I'll then update the download
- 10/29 Well unfortunately the way I use to trigger the mail app to check the server, works when the mail app is not running but when it is running it closes it, which is not good. Still researching...
- 10/30 New version available (0.2). I've compromised with forcing the mail app to poll. When you have popup notification enabled you have a choice to force polling right then. Do not select this while you are in the mail client as it will exit unless you don't care what you were currently doing.
- 11/1 Have potentially found a way to keep wifi/edge up and running and allow background apps to keep on ticking when you are in Sleep mode. Will release a new version of iMapIdle soon to take advantage of this
- 11/2 New version available (0.3). This version should work in sleep mode. Note that when this runs you are keeping wifi and/or edge enabled during sleep so battery usage may be effected.
- 11/6 New version available (0.4). Supports SSL connections and special support for GMail IMAP. Debug log option to record operation on your device
- 11/8 New version available (0.5). This is strictly a stability release. I noticed previous versions would crash after some amount of time. I believe I've fixed this

For more information;
http://iphone.rustyredwagon.com/

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