Hi Robert, [...] > one of the main reasons why i want to use webDAV is that it's RESTful. > IMAP and POP3 both suck for the problems i'm interested in because > they are not.
Yes. But I just want to create a RESTful 'view' at IMAP / POP3. Nothing to edit / change, only view. :) I think that is possible with the 'legacy' protocols. :) > IMHO email is basically authoring and so is a good match for webDAV. > i'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the way you planned to map > common email operations to RESTful operations. Well, the RESTful email system is a long term project and I don't have investigated much time to think about RESTful operations. Maybe Jérôme (the deveoloper of Restlet) has investigated more thought on it. The complete RESTful e-mail system is just an idea. I want my RESTful views first. :) [...] >> XML For Digital Preservation: XML Implementation Options for E-Mails >> <http://www.digitaleduurzaamheid.nl/bibliotheek/docs/email-xml-imp.pdf> > what are the advantages of using xml? I think it might be easier to transform XML into another format than the plain e-mail text. What do you want to achive with your project? Leave IMAP/POP3 completely out? Best regards, Lars -- http://www.semagia.com
