Re: [Evolution-hackers] online/offline in e-d-s

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

> IIRC, we talked the other day about having a new notification from the
> backends to the clients (notify_needs_authentication, or notify_error
> with a specific error code that marks the NEEDS_AUTHENTICATION part),
> and so have the client re-call the _open method. How does that sound?
> any other idea you have came to?
Isn't that what it does already?  Its a pity it can't ask for a password based on key.

The current scheme assumes a single password and that you don't need more to ask for related resources.

But then again, the current api's have lots of problems, i'm surprised you guys have ever made it work.