Re: Backend writing

[prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc)]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
> Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
>> But haven't you just changed nnimap to ignore article renumberings?  I
>> suppose you wouldn't do that unless it's safe?
> 
> I don't know if it's safe, that's what Oort is for. <g>

FWIW, nnmaildir has been renumbering articles each time you open the
server since 2001-04-11.  No problems yet.  But you seem to be dealing
with something that changes more frequently than that, right?

> Basicly, nnimap makes sure the old NOV cache isn't used when a
> uidvalidity has changed.  [...]  It gets sort of ugly if a backend
> has to update internal things of Gnus's cache and agent.

Does this mean nnimap is stepping outside the backend interface?

>>>>| for Gnus gets quite confused if there are holes in the article
>>>>| numbering sequence.
>>> 
>>> I would say "is slowed down" instead of "gets quite confused".
>> 
>> I meant that Gnus says `1276423 messages in this group, how many?' or
>> something like that when the user enters the group.

So maybe "the user gets quite confused"? :)


paul