On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 02:31:39PM -0700, Wesley J. Landaker wrote: > On Monday 12 February 2007 14:33, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 09:50:18PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > > > Dave Sherohman wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 02:30:33PM +0000, Virgo Pärna wrote: > > > > I think I'll side with the people who think this obscure use of the > > > > word "compact" is a bug in IceDove (and just continue using mutt). > > > > > > You mean the people who are oblivious to the fact that compact, as > > > you described it, has been in that usage for decades when referring to > > > databases and your IMAP mail store is a database? Ooooh, chilling, > > > innit? > > > > Serious? Scraping the barrel there mate. ROFLOL > > No, really, you should listen to Steve.
I realise what he is saying. I've struck it with spamprobe, databases in scid. But its normally an admin job. By "scraping the bottom of the barrel" I meant his assertion "... been in that usage for decades when referring to databases and your IMAP mail store is a database?" is a cop out especially followed with "Ooooh, chilling, nnit?" > "Compact", in that sense, refering to expunging deleted messages from an > mbox or other mail store, has been *the* common word for that action for > literally decades, predating even the popular internet (e.g. in the days of > BBS, Fidonet, etc). It's was used even far before that in other database > and database-like applications. Never struck it when dealing with mail. Before I came to Linux I had use Pegasus, Eudora, Groupwise something or other. When I started using Linux at Polytech, it was Pine. I don't remember having to compact anything to *actually* delete mail. Closest I've come to is 'syncing the mailbox', but never looked at it as a database operation. > Asking MUAs to use a different, more descriptive word is perhaps a fine > request, but claiming that this use is "obscure" when it has been the I wasn't claiming it was obscure. I just thought that the average Joe wouldn't think ... "mmm now how do I compact the mail store?" when all he wants to do is delete a message. Two different things from a user's point of view, deleting a message and compacting a database. > canonical term for this operation for a *very long time* just makes you > seem ill-informed. -- Chris. ====== Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once etch goes stable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
