Re: [9fans] Mail configuration

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>]

> distribution; the file tree is slightly different
> than the standard upas/fs (more faithful to imap).
> It downloads pieces of the message as it
> needs them, so if you have big attachments,
> they don't get downloaded until you ask for them.
[..]
> I used this setup for a few years against a dovecot
> imap server.  It does not work against the
> gmail imap server, because gmail imap
> will not serve the full mime tree of the message;
> it only gives you the raw message bytes.

(n)upas/fs imap4 client uses the body[]<n.m> syntax
to download blocks from the message.  this technique
also works on gmail.  however, gmail lies about message
sizes so there's a bit of extra work.

> Messages saved with the Save command
> go into imap folders, not local files.

cool.  (n)upas lacks this ability, but has the framework
for adding it.  it would take a little work to figure out
how to handle defaulting to the imap server or
to another folder.  the folder selection code is
already horrible.

- erik