Hi, On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 13:01, Chris wrote: > Well don't you just hate it when you spent some years > developing something then you find out someone else > has done the same thing? :-)
yup ;) > I have also written a freely available java system > for processing emails. I accidently ran across James > today. It's pretty scary how similar they are > actually. I'm trying to figure out now what I should > do: > > a) Keep going as I was. > b) Abandon, start using James. > c) ??? I would say that working together is always a more desirable alternative. How this occurs is really up to you. I would recomend you have a poke around the james source and see if you like the look of it. And if you end up liking the people here then jump in - the more the merrier ;) How it could work is up to you. If one of the APIs is clearly better then it would be good to merge the good bits of the other into it. Another option would be to take the best bits of both APIs and create a new API. There are significant differences in the implementation (ie your use of EJBs in parts to do the work and you can also kick it from crons) but the ideas are very similar. In the worst case scenario, where you decided that you wanted to continue writing your own product - it would still be good to have a common API (much like servlet API is common to servlet engines) that would do the processing. That way we could at least share that part of the engine. Other options may include collaborating on the "processing" engine part while you could keep the other parts separate. It is really up to you. However if you are into working in a meritocracy then this is perfect place for you ;) > I guess I'm trying to figure out which is better > and better designed. I can't seem to find the > source to James on the web site. >From memory you should be able to download it from http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-james/release/v<some version>/ Anyways I browsed the source of Gem and it definetly looks like there is places where James/Gem could share stuff. I will try to look at gem more closely when I get the time ;) -- Cheers, Pete ----------------------------------------------------------- "Remember, your body is a temple; however, it's also your dancehall and bowling alley" -- Dharma Montgomery ----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
