Re: [sieve] [draft-melnikov-sieve-external-lists] 2.2 Allow Extensions To Use List

[Ned Freed <[e-mail]>]

> Ned Freed wrote:

> >This proposal seems OK to me.
> >
> Ok, I've included this into my working copy.
> Should the "string" test be required as well?
>  [...]

Yes, I think if both variables and external lists are supported, the string
test must allow :list.

> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>[1] Proposal
> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>2.2.  :list match type
> >>
> >>
> >>   ABNF:
> >>
> >>
> >>      MATCH-TYPE  =/ ":list"
> >>           ; only valid for supported tests
> >>
> >>
> >>   The new ":list" match type changes the interpretation of the "key-
> >>   list" parameter to supported tests.  When the match type is ":list",
> >>   the key-list becomes a list of names of externally stored lists.
> >>   The external lists are queried, perhaps through a list-specific
> >>   mechanism, and the test evaluates to "true" if any of the specified
> >>   values matches any member of one or more of the lists.
> >>
> >>
> >>   Implementations MUST support "address", "envelope" and "header" tests.
> >>   Implementations MAY support other tests but MUST raise a compile
> >>   time error when a script contains any standard test where support has
> >>   not been explicitly specified.

I'm not comfortable with this being required to be compile time error. Think
for a minute about the interaction with the ihave extension.

				Ned