[RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-03-01 Thread Ethan Glasser-Camp
On 02/15/2012 07:56 PM, Mark Walters wrote: > Obviously I have not looked at the patch set in detail yet but I have a > quick question. Since you are allowing more general filenames anyway > couldn't you encode mailstore in filename? Eg > mbox://some-path[:byte-postion], or "imap://server..." > >

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-03-01 Thread Ethan Glasser-Camp
On 02/15/2012 07:56 PM, Mark Walters wrote: Obviously I have not looked at the patch set in detail yet but I have a quick question. Since you are allowing more general filenames anyway couldn't you encode mailstore in filename? Eg mbox://some-path[:byte-postion], or imap://server... This would

[RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-16 Thread Stewart Smith
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:01:53 -0500, Ethan Glasser-Camp wrote: > I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of > a "mailstore", a "class" that defines how to access mail, instead of > currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that > contains a bunch of

[RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-16 Thread Mark Walters
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:01:53 -0500, Ethan Glasser-Camp wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of > a "mailstore", a "class" that defines how to access mail, instead of > currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that > contains a

[RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-15 Thread Ethan Glasser-Camp
Hi guys, I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of a "mailstore", a "class" that defines how to access mail, instead of currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that contains a bunch of mail. This was listed as a wishlist item on

[RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-15 Thread Ethan Glasser-Camp
Hi guys, I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of a mailstore, a class that defines how to access mail, instead of currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that contains a bunch of mail. This was listed as a wishlist item on

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-15 Thread Mark Walters
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:01:53 -0500, Ethan Glasser-Camp gla...@cs.rpi.edu wrote: Hi guys, I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of a mailstore, a class that defines how to access mail, instead of currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that

Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] Modular message store code

2012-02-15 Thread Stewart Smith
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:01:53 -0500, Ethan Glasser-Camp gla...@cs.rpi.edu wrote: I'm submitting as RFC this patch series, which introduces the idea of a mailstore, a class that defines how to access mail, instead of currently assuming it's always some Maildir-ish hierarchy that contains a