Re: Writing a GNOME mail client.

[bob kehs ksd org]

That would work :)

On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Steve Luzynski wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:22:03 you wrote:
> > Exchange has the ability to export to both imap and pop. Lets not
> > implament mapi suport and just use open standards like imap and pop...
> > exchange will be useable if it is configured to be open and standard
> 
> How about implementing all mail retrieval protocols as pluggable
> modules? Then if someone really wants MAPI support they can code it up
> and drop it in.
> 
> Would make for a wonderfully extensable client, actually.
> 
> > 
> > On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Ronald de Man wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun, Apr 18, 1999 at 02:15:43PM +0200, Erik Bagfors wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, Apr 17, 1999 at 09:31:28AM -0700, bob@kehs.ksd.org wrote:
> > > > > > no, an exchange server would be a bad idea... a calander or a address book
> > > > > > server (maby even a bookmark server) would be a good thing but reinventing
> > > > > > the wheel is a bad thing... imap/pop works just fine so there is no reason
> > > > > > to make the grave mistake microsoft made when they made exchange...
> > > > > 
> > > > > Maybe so, but why not also support an existing standard, if at all possible.
> > > > > Lots of large organisations and companies happen to use Exchange Server,
> > > > > and I'm afraid it will take a few more Melissa's before they switch.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > With "existing standard" I hope you mean imap/pop and the like.  If you mean Excange Server you are not talking about standards.  Just because ms wrote it doesn't make it a standard.  They usualy brake standards.
> > > 
> > > Ok, I guess all uses of the word 'standard' here should be replaced by
> > > 'protocol'. Unless IMAP/POP have been officially standardized (I have
> > > no idea about that). IMAP/POP are open, Exchange Server is not.
> > > 
> > > I'm all for open protocols, but fact is that thousands of potential
> > > Gnome users are stuck with Exchange Server at work.
> > > 
> > > If possible (and if fetchmail can talk to Exchange Server, it is possible),
> > > we should enable Microsoft and Intel employees to switch to Gnome and still
> > > be able to read mail. What is the problem with that?
> > > 
> > > Ronald
> 
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