On Sat, Feb 07, 2015 at 02:23:56AM +0100, mobi phil wrote: > <[email protected]> wrote: > > from what i remember, i found only the global message id interesting, to > > replace the custom X-TUIDs. > > > well, that may be technically an added value, but not that much from the > user point of view, or? > actually, from a "technical" point of view it would be an "unnecessary" complication, because it works just fine as it is now.
> While I do not know how many people are using the same time labels on > gmail and isync, for sure lot of people are using labels. Now if you > use mechanisms like isync implements would be awkward to store the > same message in several places for different reasons like storage, > indexing etc. > please explain how recognizing labels helps with that, and how guids don't. > > i think a much better approach would be implementing only label > > (keyword/custom flag) support, and let the higher-level software do > > the virtual folder management. > > > Sorry, but not sure if I correctly understood it. For sure modifying > the original mail message text by adding keword/custom flag is > probably not the best idea. > coming up with an approach that obviously sucks and then assuming that it's exactly the way it would be implemented is certainly the way to be taken seriously. the topic of custom flags has been discussed on this list multiple times. read the archives. why google chose to invent x-labels instead of simply using imap flags/keywords is beyond me. it is technically exactly the same thing, and supporting it just adds seemingly pointless work. this is entirely orthogonal to whether they additionally expose the labels/keywords through virtual folders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ isync-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/isync-devel
