I would be happy to involved in this as someone to read drafts for
comprehension by an idiot (me). It's (somewhat) clear to me what the
namespace concept could cover, as is the syntax, but just what they do
and how they are used is utterly ambiguous.
For instance: I think DC uses them to "publish" what mail folders are
available, and I can see how ACLs could be used to limit access, but how
does a user on a client (much less on webmail) find them, know which is
which, use them, make them available in the IMAP client. It's like
having a telephone without instructions or a phonebook...and never
having used it before, knowing only that it can be used for
communication. Well...maybe not *that* bad.
And then there's the ambiguity/confusion of different usages of the word
namespace used here and in Thunderbird...much less in C++ or XML! Try
Goggling namespace! It's as bad as the words domain and alias
Timo Sirainen wrote:
On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 08:10 -0500, Jerry wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:26:40 +0200
Timo Sirainen <t...@iki.fi> articulated:
Maybe we need a: "Namespaces for Dummies" books.
I didn't realize namespaces were so difficult to understand for many
people. I'll see if I can get the wiki page updated to describe them
better.
Seriously, I am
surprised that someone has not written one all ready. There is a
"Getting Your Book Published for Dummies (Paperback)" available.
Perhaps I will purchase it and then (hopefully with Timo's help)
publish a complete "Dovecot for Dummies" paperback. It might even help
fund the Dovecot project.
Dovecot book(s) would be nice too.
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