On 27-Jan-2010, at 04:08, James Cox wrote: > > But the biggest thing I think that's going to hold all of this back is > the mail protocol, the way messages are handled, stored, transmitted.
Yes, that is why the core of the application is a robust IMAP toolbox. > So, perhaps this is time to consider a new spec for email? That's been considered in the past and while it's an idea, it is far beyond the scope of this project. It also would require servers that support this new spec. Letters is intended to be a client for use *right now*, and that means IMAP. > (maybe this > is a side project, based on the work from Letters.app?). This would > mean we'd switch to a more structured format, have better meta data, > more focus on real sender/receiver (lets try and cut spam out) and > something better for managing inboxes -- e.g. what if a mailbox was > really just a git repository? Erm. I think a better solution to look at for a new mailspec is a sqlite sort of database. But that's another project for another day, and we're looking at a decade or more before its would be adopted enough to be really useful, and 25 years or more before it's a standard. Keep in mind, most people in the world still have only POP3 access to their email. -- WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEART OF MEN? The Death of Rats looked up from the feast of potato. SQUEAK, he said. Death waved a hand dismissively. WELL, YES, OBVIOUSLY *ME*, he said. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE. --The Truth _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
