No x-uid please. (was: Re: [NEW KEP] KEP #17: Kolab XML Format 3.0)

[Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems)]

On 2012-03-12 15:40, Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) wrote:
> - With an x-uid attribute to the member element, when a contact's 
> email
> address or display name is updated, all distribution lists need to be
> searched for a matching x-uid attribute to the member element,
> - With the IMAP URI, when a contact's email address or display name 
> is
> updated, all distribution lists need to be searched for a matching 
> IMAP
> URI (search parameter).
>
> Both are supposed to be equally efficient.
>

I didn't give this enough thought. This should read:

> - With the IMAP URI, when a contact's email address or display name 
> is
> updated, *no* distribution lists need to be searched for a matching 
> IMAP
> URI (search parameter).

That said, however, to resolve a distribution list to each individual 
member (recipient address), the IMAP URIs need to be followed and 
retrieved. This of course is supposed to be where caching kicks in.

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen

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