Re: [evolution-patches] patch for camel groupwise provider and config listener

[JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>]

On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 17:52, Not Zed wrote:
> > 
> > From: 	Siva <snallagatla novell com>
> > To: 	evolution-patches ximian com
> > Subject: 	[evolution-patches] patch for camel groupwise provider and
> config listener
> > Date: 	 Thu, 08 Jan 2004 19:07:07 +0530  (Fri, 00:07 CST)
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I am attaching a patch which has a camel provider for groupwise.
> > groupwise camel provider juset uses IMAP for it provider store and
> SMTP
> > for its transport. 
> 
> So as discussed earlier, this is totally the wrong place to put this
> code.

And as also discussed earlier this is what we are doing for this
release.

> A camel provider is the lowest-level camel remote object, it shouldn't
> be managing other stuff.  If you want meta-accounts, it should be
> managed elsewhere, although I don't know where it would fit, it
> doesn't even fit in the mailer as such.  e.g. its no different from
> having a ldap configuration controlling mail + calendar for you.

I agree we should have a place for the meta account stuff, but we don't
and this is currently the best solution given the time frame.

-JP
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JP Rosevear <jpr ximian com>
Ximian, Inc.