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Andreas Aardal Hanssen <andreas@hanssen.name>
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The Binc IMAP project is more than programming. This is a list of the main goals and visions
that the author of Binc IMAP has put to ground.
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<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>
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<LI>Security through good design
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<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>
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<LI>No competition
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<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>
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<LI>Modularity
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<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>
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<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>.
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<LI>Quality over quantity
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<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>
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Last updated: 2003-03-24
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