[cooperation-wg] Prism

roland at internetpolicyagency.com:
> There is of course a technical (operational) difference between
> IMAP/POP and Webmail, which should be fairly easy to demonstrate.

> However, from a regulatory (public policy) point of view, it's clear
> that all forms of email are "messages", including webmail.

Umm ... I have a gut feeling that someone is trying to split hairs here.

E-mail has existed in many ways, shapes, and forms over the years.
"Webmail" doesn't strike me as a well defined term, and you have to be
careful using IMAP/POP as terminology for e-mail.

E-mail can be carried in the strangest of ways, and the following chain
is far from unusual:

web browser --> web server --> mail server --> SMTP connection -->
  mail server --> Microsoft Exchange server --> IMAP connection --> web
  server --> web client.

Which part is or isn't involved? (This is a rhetorical question - no
need to answer.)

E-mail is message passing between users. I'm not sure the protocol
matters that much ...

				Best regards,
				  /Lars-Johan Liman
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