Re: RFC mailbox interface

[Kenneth Haley <haleykd yahoo com>]

On 11.22.2001 05:23 Pawel Salek wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

Wouldn't that require MIME parsing in the lib?  I don't know how IMAP 
handles this but it's likely to be to much for a simple mailbox lib.
-- 
K. Haley <halykd@yahoo.com>