On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 19:19:26 +0200 Sven Hartge <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote: > > > I guess that claws uses (lib)dbus to notify dbus-compliant > > softwares that there is a new mail. > > Also claws might get a signal from (for example) network-manager if > there is a connection available to toggle its offline/online mode to > avoid unnecessary tries to connect to the mailserver while offline. > > Or to change to polling rate if the device is on battery to conserve > power. > > There are many reasons why a software might want to communicate things > to other running applications and the standard way of doing so has > become Dbus. Here's the official answer as to how Claws uses dbus: =========================================================== On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:15:34 -0500 »Q« <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't use networkmanager and I don't use any local MTA. Does C-M > use dbus for anything else? Avant Window Navigator support, and the experimental new address book, which is not packaged, and disabled by default. with regards Paul =========================================================== Reading the preceding, it looks to me like it's used for some fairly arcane enhancements to the basics of Claws-Mail. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
