(FYI - I'm changing subject lines to separate the many threads that are going on now...)
just to give some feedback and ask for guidance with the further process. My college, Nils Kassube, has implemented the proposed features, regarding an enhanced MailHost, namely the usage of timeoutsocket in the SMTP-module and the archiving of outgoing mails. We also asked the programmer of timeoutsocket for permission, although the module has a BSD-license. He has no problem with the incorporation of the module into the Zope2 code base.
Our current plan is to upload a patch to the collector, so other people, specifically people with a server setup under windows can test this and to send a note to Zope-Dev seeking for feedback. I have checkin privileges and also signed the the necessary papers, so later I can integrate the patch into the code base.
Ok. I'd like to run the mbox thing by Jim to see if he has any reservations about that (writing to the FS, potential effect on security, etc.) I also need to talk to the License Gods to see if we need anything beyond a verbal OK from the timeoutsocket maintainer.
Would it be enough to put a documentation in the proposal wiki and is the proposal sufficient? Should we take other actions?
We need to get the relevent "official" documentation updated (help system pages and anything in the Zope book that deals with MailHost up-to-date). Chris McDonough is nominally in charge of making sure doc updates are taken care of (chrism@zope.com). You can send doc updates (or pointers to them) to him.
We would like to have this incorporated. Please take this mail as a commitment notification :-).
Thanks. I've updated the plan. Hopefully I can run the mbox stuff by the Zope Pope tomorrow and get back to you then. Brian Lloyd brian@zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com