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IMAP functions vs fsockopen for POP3 access...

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:05 pm
by Trance-formation
I am wanting to build a bounce email processor and I have been working in installing the IMAP functions for PHP... but it looks like I might not be able to do that easily on my current server... so my question is simple... does anyone know the comparative server load that using classes that use fsockopen to access mailboxes might exert as opposed to switching to a server that I could configure to use the IMAP functions?

For information, this is for an application that sends out a double opt-in mailing list

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:35 pm
by feyd
Well, you're generally more portable if you can use fsockopen() as it's often enabled, whereas IMAP is often not installed. However IMAP will perform faster under the systems it can load.