From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
To: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: meta@public-inbox.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] pop3: support `?limit=$NUM' parameter in mailbox name
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:20:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230913062040.M617670@dcvr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230912224034.M689061@dcvr>
Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> I'm not sure if `?' or `=' are allowed characters in POP3
> mailbox names. In fact, I can't find any information on
> valid characters allowed in RFC 1081 nor RFC 1939.
Of course, the parameters and all manner of special characters
can also be placed the password, so `anonymous?limit=1000'.
But somehow putting parameters in the "password" (even a
well-known and obvious one) feels wrong.
*shrug*
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-09-13 6:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-09-12 21:08 pop3 usability thoughts Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-12 22:40 ` [RFC] pop3: support `?limit=$NUM' parameter in mailbox name Eric Wong
2023-09-13 6:20 ` Eric Wong [this message]
2023-09-13 15:33 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-13 22:03 ` Eric Wong
2023-09-15 19:17 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-13 16:08 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-14 0:38 ` Eric Wong
2023-09-15 20:03 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-15 20:41 ` Eric Wong
2023-09-18 13:46 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-18 21:14 ` Eric Wong
2023-09-19 21:28 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-22 2:18 ` [PATCH] pop3: support initial_limit " Eric Wong
2023-09-22 18:02 ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-09-22 18:38 ` Eric Wong
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