imap4: Ask line count from message
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biny reported |
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| Trac ID | trac#3946 |
| Type | enhancement |
| Created | 2009-08-01 10:00:48Z |
The imap4.getLineCount method used by imap4.getBodyStructure calculates the line count always from the body. This causes a need to fetch the body in a proxy or gateway while the line count can be available without the body.
For example NNTP protocol can give the line count without needing to retrieve the body.
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Start by tracing imap4.getLineCount and imap4.getBodyStructure to understand how the current count is obtained. Review the message and protocol interfaces involved, including how metadata can be requested without fetching the body. Done means getBodyStructure can use an available line count without retrieving the message body.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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