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This is a list of the main goals and visions +that the author of Binc IMAP has put to ground. + +<UL> +<LI>Helpful, hospitable community + <UL> + <LI>Although it is expected that users of Binc IMAP do their homework before posting, the server author + and community of the Binc IMAP mailing list will be friendly and will approach everyone with respect. + The same is expected from those who post to the list.</LI> + <LI>There will be no RTFM on the project's mailing list. Flaming and personal insults on the project's mailing list will result in banning of the originator.</LI> + <LI>The community is encouraged to pay back to the project's contributors by <B>sharing</B> their own + contributions to Binc IMAP through the GPL license.</LI> + </UL> +</LI> +<LI>Security through good design + <UL> + <LI>A well designed server is <U>less exposed to bugs</U> than a poorly designed server.</LI> + <LI>The server will strive to use <U>every kind of security enhancing feature</U>, while + keeping the implementation details as simple as possible.</LI> + <LI><U>The source is open</U> and downloadable. Potential bugs and/or nasty pieces of + code are easily uncovered when the whole community is able to study every line of + code in detail. Bugs should always be reported to the project's mailing list.</LI> + </UL> +</LI> +<LI>No competition + <UL> + <LI>Under no circumstance will this project be in market driven competition with other + IMAP servers.</LI> + <LI>Binc IMAP is first and foremost a <U>quality driven project</U>.</LI> + <LI>This project is meant to <U><I>influence</I> the community</U> of authors of + network protocols and servers, and hopes to increase the general quality + of software that is used all over the globe and beyond.</LI> + </UL> +</LI> +<LI>Modularity + <UL> + <LI><B>Binary modularity</B> + <P><U>Pluggable extension support.</U> Modules that are loaded into Binc can change a + great deal of Binc's behavior. Adding your own extension or altering Binc + IMAP's behavior should be as easy as it can get, and it should not require a + recompile of the Binc IMAP core.</P> + <P><U>Pluggable authentication support.</U> By supporting <B>checkpassword</B> + compatible authentication modules, Binc IMAP clients can authenticate against great + number of authorities.</P> + </LI> + <LI><B>Source modularity</B> + <P>With a modular and simple yet advanced object oriented design, it should be + easy to quickly understand what every method and function does. This will + increase third party developers' ability to write extensions and modifications fast.</P> + <P>Development of the design and implementation of Binc IMAP will focus on + <U>extensibility, robustness and speed</U>. + </LI> + + </UL> +</LI> +<LI>Quality over quantity + <UL> + <LI>Binc IMAP's releases are milestones. We strive for perfection.</LI> + <LI>Work on improving the existing design and extensibility will always go ahead of + adding new features.</LI> + <LI>Through extensive module support, the community is encouraged to contribute + to the adding and testing of new features. Core design and implementation will + always focus on quality.</LI> + </UL> +</LI> +</UL> + +<HR> +Last updated: 2003-03-24 + + +</BLOCKQUOTE> + +<TABLE WIDTH="99%" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="4"> + <TR> + <TD CLASS="bodytext" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"></TD> + </TR> + <TR> + <TD CLASS="headtext" BGCOLOR="#226666"> + <A HREF="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer"> + <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401" + ALT="Valid HTML 4.01!" 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