https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56427
--- Comment #4 from sergio <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Sebb from comment #3) > (In reply to sergio from comment #2) > > a) using a checkbox to avoid downloading the bodies seems ok for me. > > OK > > > b) yes, at the time being, when you set the interface to download N messages > > it downloads the oldest ones. > > The point is, we need a way to know how many messages there are in the > > mailbox: > > what happens if I try to download 10 messages, but only 5 are present? > > It will only download 5. > > > I think we need an optional field with the name of the variable where to put > > this info. > > Sorry, put what info? I meaned, the number of messages present i the mailbox. > > > c) the solutions you are proposing work well for me. > > The actual case I'm thinking of is where I am simulating a user reading his > > mail. > > Every time one logs on, he downloads only the new messages, which can be > > done if one knows how many messages there were previously (with some simple > > math). > > Assuming no messages are removed in the meantime... yes, but, for the test purpose, I can safely assume that only one user at a time actually accesses the maibox. I think that these features can simulate the behaviour of most MUA, for the load testing purpose. However I will go deeper into IMAP features in the next few days... -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
