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Subject: Re: Status of kdenetwork module
From: Paul Cifarelli <pjc () pipeline ! com>
Date: 2000-05-20 11:18:44
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Don Sanders wrote:
> Yes there is a need for a volunteer for IMAP. Help would very much be
> appreciated.
>
> Have you got a copy of the KDE2 beta working? Are you familiar with the concept
> of a KDE kioslave? See:
Not yet, although I have pulled down the latest source with cvsup. I wasn't familiar \
with a kioslave, so I'll start there. I haven't yet contributed to the KDE project, \
so I so need to familiarize myself with the idiom. Any additional help pointing me \
this way is also appreciated...
>
>
> http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdebase/kioslave/DESIGN?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
>
> (Actually even though the ideas are the same that document is a little out of
> date, does anyone know if there is more uptodate documentation available?)
>
> And for a good example of how a client uses a kioslave see kioslavetest.*:
>
> http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdelibs/kio/tests/?hideattic=1
>
> If we can get a working IMAP kioslave implemented that will go a long way
> towards getting IMAP support in KMail.
>
> Supporting the disconnected use messaging model (rather than just the popular
> offline messaging model used for pop) will still require some extra work.
>
> Do I make sense when I talk about the "disconnected use" and "offline" models.
> Actually I have virtually no experience with IMAP, I'm assuming most email
> clients do infact support the "disconnected use" messaging model.
>
> offline: 'Mail is pulled from server by client and then deleted from server'
> online: 'Mail is left on server'
> disconnected: 'Mail is pulled from but left on server, when online client is
> synced with server'
>
Of course it makes sense. Perhaps we could get online working first - I believe this \
is how most people who use IMAP at work use it, and most people just use POP when \
offline. It's just my perception, maybe I'm wrong?
>
> BFN,
> Don.
>
> On Fri, 19 May 2000, Robert D. Williams wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 May 2000, pjc@pipeline.com wrote:
> > > Is there a need for a volunteer for IMAP? I would be willing, know the
> > > protocol, and have access to both MS imap servers and Linux servers, and
> > > might be able to get one on a Solaris machine for test.
> >
> > I believe there is a need for a IMAP developer. Since you know the protocol
> > this would be very good if you could work on KMail. I would recommend you
> > join the kmal mailing list: kmail@kde.org.
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pjc@pipeline.com
paulc@ilx.com
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Don Sanders wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Yes there is a need for a volunteer for IMAP. Help
would very much be
<br>appreciated.
<p>Have you got a copy of the KDE2 beta working? Are you familiar with
the concept
<br>of a KDE kioslave? See:</blockquote>
Not yet, although I have pulled down the latest source with cvsup.
I wasn't familiar with a kioslave, so I'll start there. I haven't
yet contributed to the KDE project, so I so need to familiarize myself
with the idiom. Any additional help pointing me this way is also
appreciated...
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<p><a href="http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdebase/kioslave/DESIGN?rev=1 \
.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup">http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdebase/kioslave/DESIGN?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup</a>
<p>(Actually even though the ideas are the same that document is a little
out of
<br>date, does anyone know if there is more uptodate documentation available?)
<p>And for a good example of how a client uses a kioslave see kioslavetest.*:
<p><a href="http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdelibs/kio/tests/?hideattic= \
1">http://thebox.nebsllc.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/kdelibs/kio/tests/?hideattic=1</a> \
<p>If we can get a working IMAP kioslave implemented that will go a long way
<br>towards getting IMAP support in KMail.
<p>Supporting the disconnected use messaging model (rather than just the
popular
<br>offline messaging model used for pop) will still require some extra
work.
<p>Do I make sense when I talk about the "disconnected use" and "offline"
models.
<br>Actually I have virtually no experience with IMAP, I'm assuming most
email
<br>clients do infact support the "disconnected use" messaging model.
<p>offline: 'Mail is pulled from server by client and then deleted from
server'
<br>online: 'Mail is left on server'
<br>disconnected: 'Mail is pulled from but left on server, when online
client is
<br>synced with server'
<br> </blockquote>
<p><br>Of course it makes sense. Perhaps we could get online working
first - I believe this is how most
<br>people who use IMAP at work use it, and most people just use
POP when offline. It's just my perception,
<br>maybe I'm wrong?
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>
<br>BFN,
<br>Don.
<p>On Fri, 19 May 2000, Robert D. Williams wrote:
<br>> On Thu, 18 May 2000, pjc@pipeline.com wrote:
<br>> > Is there a need for a volunteer for IMAP? I would be willing,
know the
<br>> > protocol, and have access to both MS imap servers and Linux servers,
and
<br>> > might be able to get one on a Solaris machine for test.
<br>>
<br>> I believe there is a need for a IMAP developer. Since you know
the protocol
<br>> this would be very good if you could work on KMail. I would
recommend you
<br>> join the kmal mailing list: kmail@kde.org.</blockquote>
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Paul Cifarelli
pjc@pipeline.com
paulc@ilx.com</pre>
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