Re: [Pan-users] Feature requests

[Huub Reuver]

On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 08:51:57PM -0500, Rob McDonald wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Charles Kerr wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 10:24:25PM +0100, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > > The second feature request is less important, just something to make 
> > > things a 
> > > bit easier: when downloaded attachments of a set of messages I want to 
> > > continue with other groups while the download takes place in the 
> > > background. 
> > > You can tell Pan to reserve a connection for reading messages, but you 
> > > cannot 
> > > use that same reserved connection for downloading the latest headers. 
> > > Instead 
> > > you have to wait until one of the background downloads has finished. A 
> > > checkbox 'Also use reserved connection to download new headers' is just 
> > > what 
> > > I'd like to see.
> > 
> > I agree that connection reservations needs improvement but I'd like to see
> > more discussion on this here on pan-users... does anyone else like this idea
> > or have different suggestions?
> 
>  I'd find this useful. It might be useful to allow the user to push ALL
>  downloads smaller than some size to the foreground connection.
> 
>  Since we're talking about download options, I'd like to be able to auto-sort
>  the queue by date posted. If you've got a server with a shortish
>  retention, this would give you the best chance to get everything you
>  wanted.

That would certainly be an option if you're trying to get some messages
which are about to be expired.

The other issue would in my opinion best be served by using some kind of
priority system. First priority would be foreground downloading, second
background, third would be the end of the queue.

And if some kind of traffic shaping is built in the first priority 
download queue should not be shaped.

With regards,
Huub