Re: Filename guarantees

[Gary Frederick <gary.frederick@jsoft.com>]

I would also like the file names as message-ids.

Is there a list of possible enhancements? (I'm interested in an XMLized 
MHonArc.)

Gary

J C Lawrence wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:41:05 -0800 
> Earl Hood <ehood@hydra.acs.uci.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
>>The only major change that might occur is changing from a numeric
>>system of identifying messages to using message-ids.  I.e.  The
>>filenames would be the message-id of the message.  This would
>>allow links to not go stale, or change, if an archive is
>>re-created.
>>
> 
> Umm, err, ooooo!  Please!  Pretty please!  Please sir!
> 
> 
>>Since this requires some restructuring of the code, it may not be
>>done for sometime.  And if done, it should probably be a
>>configurable option since some users like the numbering system and
>>for some operating systems, the filenaming limitations may not
>>make using message-ids as filenames possible.
>>
> 
> Good point.
> 
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