> From: Conal Tuohy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I am writing a Source or Sources to provide access to mail stored on pop3, > imap, etc servers. In some cases the Source will need to log in to the mail > server, so I need a way to pass the credentials to my Source. > > It seems to me that the Source can implement Configurable, Contextualizable, > or Parameterizable, and then extract the credentials from its Configuration, > Context, or Parameter. Is that right? Any suggestions? Can anyone point me > at some code which implements something similar?
Context is one per application, Configuration and Parameters are one per Source type (in your case - one configuration per all instances of MailSource). I would suggest embedding auth parameters into the URL, as this is done with ftp and http protocols: http://username:password@host:port/path/file.ext#anchor Vadim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
