[Zope] Worldpilot IMAP Bl00z

[Ryan Hughes]

Tres Seaver wrote:
> 
> Ryan Hughes wrote:
> >
> > Tres Seaver wrote:
> > <snip>
> > >
> > > Maybe we need to add a property to the WorldPilot object which lets you
> > > configure the folder passed to the initial list() call (e.g., to be
> > > something like "~/Mail").  This parameter would default to the empty
> > > string, so that the Cyrus clients would continue to operate as before.
> > > I'll see if I can't come up with some kind of patch.
> >
> > Just curious, what does the result of a LIST with "~/Mail" look like on
> > UW IMAP?
> > What is the top node labeled as?
> > I guess I could add a parameter to control the behaviour of the LIST
> > call.
> 
> I checked the WU IMAP mailing list, and found the following:
> 
>   http://www.washington.edu/imap/listarch/msg06947.html
> 
> In short, Mark Crispin (the author of WU IMAP) strongly recommends avoiding the
> "*" wildcard altogether, using rather "%".  In this case, the '\NoSelect' flag
> indicates (I think) that the item is a directory, and could be drilled into;
> or  perhaps the '\NoInferiors' says "this is a leaf -- don't descend" (my
> ignorance of the IMAP protocol is showing).
> 
> I guess the idea here is to avoid using LIST once, but to do it "on demand" as
> the user drills down the tree.  Mark also recommends using "LSUB" to pick up
> "subscribed" mail folders.
> 
> Hope this helps!

Thanks.
We will eventually be looking into optimisations for the list command,
to
reduce the depth of braches traversed. If any UW IMAP users can confirm
which flags represent what in that context, that would be helpful. Then
we
could avoid listing them.

Cheers,
Ryan

> 
> Tres.
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