Re: [Evolution-hackers] Storing Evolution config in an IMAP folder?

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 19:23, Dax Kelson wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 16:33, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > Think about your solution a bit... if the config is on the imap server,
> > and the config tells evo which imap server to connect to and other
> > config info, how will evo be able to get it? :-)
> 
> Is this a serious comment?
> 
> Of course 100% of the config can't be stored remotely.
> 
> > a better way would be to modify gconf to store config data over ACAP or
> > whatever that protocol is. But that is beyond the scope of Evolution,
> > you should instead talk to Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>
> 
> IMAP is a solution for central storage of email for a consistent view of
> your folders from multiple locations and clients.
> 
> Is it such a great leap for an email client, that already is
> communicating(1) with the IMAP server, to store user preferences and
> settings(2) there?

yes, because settings do not belong on an imap server.

> 
> Since we are already using IMAP, email clients can do this today without
> waiting for vaporous protocol-of-the-hour to be implemented at the
> client and server level and be supported.
> 
> PINE has been doing this for 3 years.

good for pine.

> 
> (1) "already communicating" is pretty key. IMAP servers are commonly
> deployed so that workers in the office or on the road can access them
> (often over SSL). The firewalling issues are already taken care of. How
> does ACAP or whatever that protocol is address this?

I suggest you read the ACAP spec.

> 
> (2) IMAP can be used/abused as generic file server / information store
> that has strong user authentication and can run over SSL.

this is what causes problems. people ussing things as solutions for
things they were never meant to be used for.

Jeff

> 
> Dax Kelson
> Guru Labs
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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
fejj ximian com  - www.ximian.com