Re: [Pan-devel] Move to database back-end

[Martijn Lievaart]

Tom wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have seen occasional mentions on the pan-users list about plans to
> move to a database back-end. I have some database experience, so I
> thought I'd find out what the status of that work is, and see if I could
> be of help. 
>
> Basically I thought of doing the following, at last as a start:
> 1. Make a first cut at a database design/schema, and implement it.
> 2. Write a conversion routine/utility which would read the current files
> and load the database. I've been looking at the CVS tree, specifically
> pan/base/file_headers.c and related files.
>
>  

Would this be a switchable backend? Does Pan support different backends 
at the moment?

The reason I ask is because I'm thinking about a direct-from-spool 
backend. I run my own leafnode and the savings could be huge.

Regards,
Martijn Lievaart