[Zope] Feature requests and questions

[Brad Clements]

On 13 Apr 99, at 17:29, Ken Manheimer wrote:

> (No, my mouth is not actually watering.)  Plus, having a two-way interface
> with email in zope is a really interesting prospect, adding value to zope
> as well as to systems that use it.  There are some really interesting
> opportunities here - email systems like, but less monolithic than,



I've been thinking about how to implement a generic "message store" in 
ZBase (bobo?) that can be tapped with services interfaces, such as

1. html - aka, confera or prettier (perhaps Notmail)
2. nntpd - nntp server as part of Zserver, not meant to replace a full-
blown NNTPD
3. Pop3 
4. Imap - The big one, a full-featured Imap server based on Zserver/Zope
5. mailman - Mailman integration, I've been playing with this too
6. smtp - for delivery to imap/pop INBOX


I think this is a compelling idea -- a "message" repository that allows 
clients to view it through different access points.

I've been studying the imap rfc and thinking about how to do an imap 
server. The stumpers for me at the moment is, how can acquisition be 
capitalized on to resolve issues such as 

a. allowing clients to LSUB #news.my.news.group in addition to their 
own mailbox hierarchy. Presumably "news" would be "above" their 
mailbox, but could be a peer.

b. allowing clients to grant others access (limited or not) to portions of 
their hierarchy, such as a public mailbox. How do you acquire from a 
peer "by reference"..

Am I crazy for thinking about implementing an imap server within Zope?




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