From: Nevin Kapur <nevin@jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: db-backed mail back end
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 19:53:01 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3y9ip28ia.fsf@fermat.mts.jhu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3n0z6ufix.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Wed, 23 Jan 2002 00:33:58 +0100")
Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Now that there are nice, free SQL-based database servers out there
> (PostgreSQL, and, er, PostgreSQL), would it be an idea to have a
> db-backed mail back end? What would you gain by such a beast, and
> what would you lose?
>
> 1) You would be able to search
> 2) You could create new groupings on-the-fly -- by altering
> the "splitting" criteria, you would alter which messages
> end up where (perhaps) (or not)
> 3) erm...
I think this is a super-cool idea. Such a backend would be a great
target for archiving mail. I can't think of any disadvantages,
except perhaps the complexity of setting up such a group.
--
Nevin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-23 0:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 102+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-22 23:33 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-23 0:23 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-23 0:36 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-23 0:49 ` Henrik Enberg
2002-01-23 1:36 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-23 1:34 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-23 2:39 ` John S. J. Anderson
2002-01-24 1:18 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 14:37 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2002-01-23 3:46 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-24 0:51 ` Russ Allbery
2002-01-23 8:52 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-01-26 20:55 ` Steinar Bang
2002-01-23 11:45 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-01-23 14:11 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-23 14:26 ` Mark Milhollan
2002-01-24 1:19 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-23 17:50 ` Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 0:50 ` Russ Allbery
2002-01-24 1:24 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 1:49 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-24 8:36 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 8:58 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-24 9:28 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 10:37 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-24 17:11 ` Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 17:58 ` nnmaildir (was: db-backed mail back end) Josh Huber
2002-01-24 18:14 ` Harry Putnam
2002-01-24 18:43 ` Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 22:05 ` Harry Putnam
2002-01-24 22:51 ` nnmaildir Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 18:39 ` nnmaildir Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 9:14 ` db-backed mail back end Sean Neakums
2002-01-24 9:59 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-01-24 10:03 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 10:24 ` Sean Neakums
2002-01-24 11:49 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-24 11:32 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-01-24 11:58 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-24 12:11 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 12:15 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 12:54 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-24 15:05 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 20:40 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-25 1:28 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 2:17 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-25 2:42 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 3:23 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-25 3:34 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 3:37 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-25 4:19 ` Karl Kleinpaste
2002-01-25 4:47 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 9:23 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 9:30 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 9:35 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 9:58 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 10:04 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 10:15 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 12:12 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 12:19 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 13:15 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 13:59 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 15:43 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <m3y9immn0r.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org>
[not found] ` <m3u1tammvs.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org>
2002-01-25 17:01 ` Kai Großjohann
[not found] ` <2nbsfitmtx.fsf@zsh.cs.rochester.edu>
2002-01-25 17:19 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 17:33 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-26 11:12 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-26 11:31 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-26 19:03 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-27 1:29 ` Raja R Harinath
2002-01-27 1:39 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-26 22:17 ` Christoph Conrad
2002-01-28 14:25 ` Jan Vroonhof
2002-01-29 2:34 ` Russ Allbery
2002-01-26 21:10 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-25 5:32 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-25 4:29 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 5:16 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 5:29 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 5:39 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-25 5:48 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 7:05 ` Justin Sheehy
2002-01-28 12:56 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-24 16:13 ` Frank Schmitt
2002-01-24 18:36 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-01-24 12:29 ` Simon Josefsson
2002-01-25 14:40 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2002-01-24 13:50 ` Zlatko Calusic
2002-01-24 22:27 ` Zlatko Calusic
2002-01-25 2:57 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-25 4:42 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 14:51 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-01-24 17:14 ` Paul Jarc
2002-01-24 17:52 ` Per Abrahamsen
2002-01-23 0:53 ` Nevin Kapur [this message]
2002-01-23 1:29 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-23 1:45 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-23 2:33 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-24 1:13 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-24 2:05 ` Jorge Godoy
2002-01-24 8:39 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-27 22:32 ` Rob Browning
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