Well, it sounds as if you were looking for *answers*, which is a whole different department. P.S. you may have your lame Monty Python reference filter set too high.

Sorry, but I came for an argument. Microsoft support is much better when it comes to abuse.

Check out the P-IMAP standard for info on one way Push is implemented.

http://ietfreport.isoc.org/all-ids/draft-maes-lemo nade-p-imap-12.txt

One implementation of this standard is the Consilient Push system, recently made available for free from http://www.consilient.com/. It runs a variety of mobile devices, including some low end phones. The software is free to download and use, but you still need a data plan from your carrier.