[dev] downloading folders

Jon Parise jon@csh.rit.edu
Wed, 9 May 2001 23:52:55 -0400


On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 11:31:17PM -0400, Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:

> > That sounds pretty useful to me, although I think it should
> > be conditional based on a $conf toggle, of course.
> 
> Hmm. To be honest, I'm not too crazy about overdoing these, but
> in this case I can see it since this could be a rather
> intensive operation for a large mailbox. Other opinions?

I can see it going either way, but it does seem like a more
"advanced" option that probably should be administratively
configurable.
 
> > What kind of UI change does it include (i.e. where does the link
> > go?)?
> 
> Another option in the folders screen drop-down menu.

Ah, that's neat.  Does it allow you to download multiple folders?
If so, are they concatenated into one large mbox-style file?

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