Re: RFC mailbox interface
- From: Pawel Salek <pawsa theochem kth se>
- To: Kenneth Haley <haleykd yahoo com>
- Cc: balsa-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: RFC mailbox interface
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:23:50 +0100
On 2001.11.22 10:56 Kenneth Haley wrote:
> Does the API really need getAllHeaders, getBody, and getAll or would
> getAll be enough and let the client seperate out the headers?
Yes. Think of IMAP or similar protocol: You do not want to fetch all the
messages just to access subjects and dates. Actually, even more
fine-grained API would be appreciated (if only implementation is not too
difficult): getBodyPart(partNo) - to download attachments on request only.
/Pawel
--
Pawel Salek, Theoretical Chemistry, SCFAB, Stockholm
http://www.theochem.kth.se/~pawsa/
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