From 0cca49e2662d0f61cc50206b55444ba5d657cb9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nobody Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 18:44:11 +0000 Subject: This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'GNOME_LIBS_1_4_1_4'. svn path=/tags/GNOME_LIBS_1_4_1_4/; revision=9929 --- camel/README | 57 --------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 57 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 camel/README (limited to 'camel/README') diff --git a/camel/README b/camel/README deleted file mode 100644 index f020174d5e..0000000000 --- a/camel/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ - - CAMEL - - - A generic Messaging Library - - - ---- - - -Introduction: -------------- - -Camel will be a generic messaging library. It will evntually support -the standard messaging system for receiving and sending messages. -It aims at being the backend for the future gnome-mailer system. - -The name "camel" stands for ... nothing. Open area of development there. -You know, that "bazaar" thing. Maybe could we organize a big contest on -gnome-list to find the best explanation :) - -Camel draws heavily from JavaMail and the IMAP4rev1 RFC. People -wanting to hack on a provider should read the JavaMail API -specification, but CMC and MAPI are of interest too. - -Please, before starting anything, wait for me to finish the abstract -classes. Some parts are not definitive yet. - - -Organization: -------------- - -The library is roughly a set of abstract classes, some kind of generic -"interfaces" (idl interfaces, not java interfaces ). - -Particular implementations are called providers. - -Here are the basic objects: - -* CamelService : an abstract class representing an access to a server. -Handles the connection and authentication to any server. - -* CamelStore (CamelService): A hierarchy of folders on a server. - -* CamelFolder : An object containing messages. A folder is always -associated with a store. - -* CamelMessage : An object contained in folders. Is defined by a set -of attributes and a content. (Attributes include: the date it was -received, the sender address, .....) - -* CamelTransport (CamelService): A way to send messages. - -.... -... - - -- cgit v1.2.3