#23377 [Opn]: imap_thread has hard-coded search param

ID: 23377 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: bill dot mccoy at pictureiq dot com Status: Open -Bug Type: IMAP related +Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Linux, WinXP PHP Version: 4.3.1 New Comment: Marking this as a feature request, as it's not really a bug (it was intended this way). Derick Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-04-28 00:01:08] bill dot mccoy at pictureiq dot com imap_thread's implementation in php_imap.c passes the hard-coded string "ALL" to the underlying IMAP C Runtime Library. This renders the function almost useless in situations where very large mailboxes require filtering (e.g. with a "SINCE DATE" search string). And even if imap_thread is only to support REFERENCE threading, the IMAP extension spec explicitly defines that the THREAD is performed on the results of the contained SEARCH. So in some sense failing to enable this means imap_thread can't be used in compliance with the spec. It is also inconsistent with imap_sort. Making 'criteria' a param for imap_thread as with imap_search & imap_sort would be (it seems to me) a tiny change with good bang for the buck. For compatibility I guess making it an optional 3rd param would be desirable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=23377&edit=1