This has already been implemented in CVS :-)

Jeff

On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 12:22, Jeremy Sanders wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm currently implementing (rather early stages) a multi-mail spool
> feature in Evolution.  Basically I'm modifying the camel mail spool class
> to allow directories to be given as paths in addition to single mail spool
> files. This would allow users to access their ~/mail directories by adding
> a single mail source.
> 
> I've got some questions:
> o Would such a change be welcomed? I mean, would it be likely to
>   be integrated if it were well written?
> 
> o I'm working on the evolution 1.0.2 sources rather than CVS. This is
>   because I'm doing it at home on a machine with a modem, so using a
>   tarball is easier for me! Have the camel/providers/local/*.[ch] files
>   been modified lately?
> 
> o Is anyone else thinking of doing something similar? I'd be happy to let
>   them do it :-)
> 
> o Would it be a better  idea to add a separate provider type for a multi
>   mail spool? It's quite messy keeping support for both in the same
>   provider.
> 
> Are there any docs on the evo object system? I'm normally a C++/Python
> programmer, and feel vulnerable without the STL(!), and haven't got quite
> used to evo's object system. It feels like wading in treacle in the fog
> :-)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> -- 
> Jeremy Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  http://www-xray.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jss/
> Pembroke College, Cambridge. UK   Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. UK
> 
> 
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