I agree with your observation about the extra load from using MimeMessage.
But where/how do you want to remove the usage of MimeMessage, and what
alternate approach would you use? Maybe add an extra method on MailImpl to
retrieve the message header/body data as a stream?
Serge Knystautas
Loki Technologies
http://www.lokitech.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Angus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: RE: [VOTE] Remove model attribute from MailRepositories
> Does anyone know what the reason for parseing messages into MimeMessage
> objects is? surely the Mime status of a message contents would be a
private
> matter for mail clients or interested mailets only, and the mail protocols
> would only be interested in mail rfc822 messages.
>
> In which case creating MimeMessage objects should be the province of
> mailets, and to do so at a lower level must be unnecessary extra load?
>
> By the same token a web app should process the message if it needs to, not
> rely on James to process _every_ message just-in-case it is useful.
>
> ...IMHO..
>
> danny
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harmeet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 5:51 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Remove model attribute from MailRepositories
> >
> >
> > +1 to remove Model attribute.
> >
> > Mail Repository is a bit slow. While profiling POP3 I realized the Mail
> > files are parsed into Java MimeMessage objects repeatedly. It may also
be
> > useful to store mime attachements and alternatives separatly from
> > the Main
> > message. This would allow a web application (JSP etc) to send the
> > text(wireless device) or html(browser) body without needing to parse
the
> > message.
> > Does this make sense ?
> > I am a bit out of cycles but if someone were to do this, I would
> > be happy to
> > buy bear or lunch.
> >
> > Harmeet
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