> To carry the "JimCat" analogy a bit further, such a container > should include the ability to hold a "MAR" file (Mail > Application Archive) which could be identical in structure > and implementation as a WAR (Web application archive) file. > JimCat would have a MailApps directory (in addition to > WebApps) into which you could deploy such a MAR file. MAR > files, like WAR files would come with deployment descriptors (e.g. > MAIL-INF/mail.xml), locations for supporting libraries (e.g. > MAIL-INF/lib) and, of course, mailets. > > Bill
If you "permit" this changes: MAIL-INF folder => SAR-INF folder .MAR file => .SAR file MailApps folder => apps folder ...then we already have it and it is named Phoenix :-) I don't understand the goal of this thread: Tomcat is a WEB application container not a generic application container. J2EE container are more generic but we would need to create an ear file and I think we don't even need tomcat/mar files/MAIL-INF folders. Stefano
