Hi, * Andriy N. Gritsenko [07-02-27 12:48:12 +0200] wrote:
Sorry. So I think we can add optional NNTP support into current tree and move it into plug-in when time comes. :)
What NNTP patch are you talking about?I known only vvv.nntp a little and I'd vote against it. The problem is that it hacks up mutt with tons of #ifdef, doesn't (yet?) integragte with hcache and message cache but rolls its own caching mechanisms based on news overviews without encoding information. It contains code with predictable tempfiles, etc.
If you ask me, including a patch is easy, but someone actually has to clean it up. I'm more conservative and prefer cleaning patches up before including them because this way there's at least some motivation for the developer(s) left.
I once started some really simple and early work for a simple pluggable mailbox driver system. Once done, it could be easily extended to allow for any type of filter (compressed folder) and to allow for more mailbox drivers implementing the interface (NNTP). But this is quite difficult and long way to go since the code is so closely coupled already... :(
bye, Rocco -- :wq!