[Users] Downloads for offline use need to be multi-threaded for speed

[blind Pete]

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:43:17 +0530
Rajib Bandopadhyay <bkpsusmitaa at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 07/09/2014, blind Pete
> <peter_s_d at fastmail.com.au> wrote:
> 
>  ...
> [snipped]
> > Consider installing a news spool.  I
> > use leafnode, but there are others.
> > The news spooler periodically
> > downloads news posts in the
> > background, then your news reader
> > only has to fetch items from the hard
> > drive.  
> > 
> > One day I have to get around to
> > configuring dovecot to do the same
> > job for mail.  
> 
> ...
> [/snipped]
> 
> Dear Sir,
> Thank you for your response! I am in the
> process of installing leafnode and
> stunnel (for SSL), but downloading,
> whether in the foreground or background
> via leafnode involves wastage of
> bandwidth.

I don't know anything about stunnel.  

Why do you think that leafnode wastes bandwidth?  It only downloads the 
groups that you subscribe to.  The first time it is started it needs
the group list, and then it might download the last thousand messages 
of the groups that you select, but that can be configured to a much 
smaller number and it only happens once.  

> On the other hand, Claws-mail, under
> your control, has the potential to be
> altered to be multi-threaded. Perhaps
> it will take no more than a few extra
> lines of code.

I am not willing to start cutting code, and I used to be a coder.  

A poorly implemented complex design is much worse than a well 
implemented simple design.  Multi-threading rings alarm bells 
in my mind.  If you are confident in your abilities, you are 
very welcome to attempt it yourself.  
 
> I have posted on two other topics.
> Please combine them for assessment:
> 
> (1) 	About Kill Filter and
> pre-processing
> 
> (2)	Message folders become
> unresponsive while Claws-mail is
> downloading
> 
> I really like claws-mail and have been
> anticipating an email client with
> pre-filters. It fits that slot
> beautifully.
> 
> Regards,
> Rajib Bandopadhyay


-- 
testing
bP
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 198 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.claws-mail.org/pipermail/users/attachments/20140908/46b7bb96/attachment.sig>