ned(_dot_)freed(_at_)mrochek(_dot_)com writes:
Another issue is that while sieves are typically applied near the time
of delivery, this doesn't mean they are applied _at_ the time of
delivery.
If I define "delivery" as appearance in a user-accessible mailbox,
sieving would seem to _be_ delivery.
Certainly, from the point of view of a MUA watching for new mail,
appearance in a user-visible mailbox is the interesting event.
It is entirely possible and legal for them to be applied before or
after, and by an entirely separate agent from the delivery agent. For
example, Sun's implementation supports sieve and notifications
already but in most cases they aren't even done on the same machine.
Implementation detail, I think...
But anyway, I'm sort of relieved. Even if I can't kill the idea by
rational argument, the massively negative reaction on ietf-mta-filters
persuades me that it's too ugly to live.
--Arnt