Re: [evolution-patches] patch for adding GW camel provider

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 03:30, Not Zed wrote:
> > >  what is the groupwise bit for?  Why not just setup
> > > an imap account with a matcihng smtp server?
> > > 
> > we need to create ESource's for calendar, tasks and contacts when you
> > create Groupwise accounts, that's the reason for this provider.
> 
> So you're going to have the camel provider creating calendar, task and
> contact stuff?  Couldn't it just be a different account setup wizard
> which implictly creates imap+smtp, and the esources?
> 
well, then it would be separated, which we were trying to avoid. We
first thought about having a separated config control for that, but then
we thought it will look better if it was integrated with the other
accounts setup.

> > > I don't get it.
> > > 
> > > Anyway you shouldn't use the imap and smtp symbols directly, just open
> > > the imap and smtp CamelProvider[s], and then peek in there for various
> > > info.  Otherwise you wont pick up changes to config etc.
> > > 
> > what do you mean? We should use the g_module to access the providers
> > directly?
> 
> No, you should definetly not use g_module at all.  You should use
> camel_session or camel_provider calls, i can't remember the entry points
> off the top of my head.
> 
ok, looking into that. Please Sivaiah, have a look.

> > > I'm kind of sketchy on whether this approach will even work though.
> > >
> > what would work then? Providing a camel-groupwise-* version of all
> > needed classes, making them just subclass IMAP/SMTP classes?
> 
> No you can't really do that either because of they way they are loaded.
> 
> I'm still not clear on what you're trying to do.  It sounds like a meta-
> account hwich just sets up all the other stuff for you, but you don't
> need a custom provider for that.
> 
that's exactly what we want, a meta-account setup. The reason to have a camel
provider is to have that setup integrated with the other mail accounts,
since GW users will use the GW server for mail, contacts, and calendar.

cheers