On 26.09.2013 12:07, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 26.09.2013 20:54, schrieb Kaz Kylheku:
There is a dearth of decent mailing list archiving software out there that can handle HTML and MIME.
I've been thinking: what if RoundCube was adapted so that it can be configured to serve as a read-only interface to mailing list archive, presenting a mailbox-like view, with all the searching and whatnot.
There isn't a big difference between a mail archive and an inbox
apples and pears - there *is* a big difference
roundcube is accessing you mail with *IMAP*
That's the case now, but it could probably be abstracted away.
Or perhaps am archiver can be found or developed which can periodically convert archives into a Maildir structure understood by an IMAP4 server, similarly to the way mail transfer agents like Exim can deliver to such a folder structure.
It doesn't seem particularly difficult. An archiver that scans mail archives an generates a Maildir structure sounds easier to develop than one that makes HTML pages.
Roundcube supports shared folders in case the server has the capabilities and then you have a tree-structure - where is it the job of roundcube to care about archive or not?
As follows.
The application has to care whether or not is in a public archive mode because otherwise it presents unwanted features not needed for browsing a public archive:
- login screen
- composing/replying
- deleting/moving
- mark read/unread
- address book
- settings
- ...
- you can provide the archive with IMAP? fine - access it with Roundcube
Sounds good: looks like we have a basic design!
Just this gutted read-only mode is needed on the Roundcube side.
Think about it: the RC UI could be quite a superb interface to mail archives.