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authorEric Wong <e@80x24.org>2021-01-25 19:18:32 +0000
committerEric Wong <e@80x24.org>2021-01-25 19:33:54 +0000
commit098039f344655bcb940f7cb4b626517924753540 (patch)
tree74544ee3b3aca0152b15428e2dd52e6073c60fb1
parent72d4cd2a056040c4a90b4f75a77317af26a20779 (diff)
downloadpublic-inbox-098039f344655bcb940f7cb4b626517924753540.tar.gz
I forgot to update these when releasing 1.6 :x
-rw-r--r--INSTALL21
-rw-r--r--README16
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c2f988c3..de871b1a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ public-inbox (server-side) installation
 ---------------------------------------
 
 This is for folks who want to setup their own public-inbox instance.
-Clients should use normal git-clone/git-fetch, or NNTP clients
+Clients should use normal git-clone/git-fetch, IMAP or NNTP clients
 if they want to import mail into their personal inboxes.
 
 public-inbox is developed on Debian GNU/Linux systems and will
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ functionality.  The core tools are, of course:
 
 * Git (1.8.0+, 2.6+ for writing v2 inboxes)
 * Perl 5.10.1+
-* DBD::SQLite (needed for NNTP, message threading, and v2 inboxes)
+* DBD::SQLite (needed for IMAP, NNTP, message threading, and v2 inboxes)
 
 To accept incoming mail into a public inbox, you'll likely want:
 
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ Numerous optional modules are likely to be useful as well:
 - DBD::SQLite                      deb: libdbd-sqlite3-perl
                                    pkg: p5-DBD-SQLite
                                    rpm: perl-DBD-SQLite
-                                   (for v2, NNTP, or gzipped mboxes)
+                                   (for v2, IMAP, NNTP, or gzipped mboxes)
 
 - Search::Xapian                   deb: libsearch-xapian-perl
                                    pkg: p5-Search-Xapian
                                    rpm: perl-Search-Xapian
-                                   (HTTP search)
+                                   (HTTP and IMAP search)
 
 - Net::Server                      deb: libnet-server-perl
                                    pkg: pkg-Net-Server
                                    rpm: perl-Net-Server
-                                   (for HTTP/NNTP background daemons,
+                                   (for HTTP/IMAP/NNTP background daemons,
                                     not needed as systemd services or
                                     foreground servers)
 
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ Numerous optional modules are likely to be useful as well:
 - Email::Address::XS               deb: libemail-address-xs-perl
                                    pkg: pkg-Email-Address-XS
                                    (correct parsing of tricky email
-                                    addresses, phrases and comments)
+                                    addresses, phrases and comments,
+                                    required for IMAP)
+
+- Parse::RecDescent                deb: libparse-recdescent-perl
+                                   pkg: p5-Parse-RecDescent
+                                   rpm: perl-ParseRecDescent
+                                   (optional, for public-inbox-imapd(1))
+
 
 - Plack::Middleware::ReverseProxy  deb: libplack-middleware-reverseproxy-perl
                                    pkg: p5-Plack-Middleware-ReverseProxy
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ above, so there is no need to explicitly install them:
 
 - Linux::Inotify2                  deb: liblinux-inotify2-perl
                                    rpm: perl-Linux-Inotify2
-                                   (for public-inbox-watch on Linux)
+                                   (for public-inbox-watch and -imapd on Linux)
 
 - IO::Compress (::Gzip)            deb: perl-modules (or libio-compress-perl)
                                    pkg: perl5
diff --git a/README b/README
index e7a8bf84..5f8a1a68 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ public-inbox - an "archives first" approach to mailing lists
 
 public-inbox implements the sharing of an email inbox via git to
 complement or replace traditional mailing lists.  Readers may
-read via NNTP, Atom feeds or HTML archives.
+read via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feeds or HTML archives.
 
 public-inbox spawned around three main ideas:
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ headers.  List server admins are also burdened with delivery
 failures.
 
 public-inbox uses the "pull" model.  Casual readers may
-follow the list via NNTP, Atom feed or HTML archives.
+follow the list via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feed or HTML archives.
 
 If a reader loses interest, they simply stop following.
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Features
 
 * stores email in git, readers may have a complete archive of the inbox
 
-* Atom feed and NNTP allows casual readers to follow via feed reader
+* Atom feed, IMAP, NNTP allows casual readers to follow via local tools
 
 * uses only well-documented and easy-to-implement data formats
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Try it out now, see https://try.public-inbox.org/
 
 Requirements for reading:
 
-* any software capable of NNTP or following Atom feeds
+* any software capable of IMAP, NNTP or following Atom feeds
 
 Any basic web browser will do for the HTML archives.
 We primarily develop on w3m to maximize accessibility.
@@ -114,15 +114,19 @@ subscription.  This also makes it easier to rope in folks of
 tangentially related projects we depend on (e.g. git developers
 on git@vger.kernel.org).
 
-The archives are readable via NNTP or HTTP:
+The archives are readable via IMAP, NNTP or HTTP:
 
-        nntp://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+        nntps://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+        imaps://news.public-inbox.org/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta.0
         https://public-inbox.org/meta/
 
+AUTH=ANONYMOUS is supported for IMAP, but any username + password works
+
 And as Tor hidden services:
 
         http://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/meta/
         nntp://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta
+        imap://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/inbox.comp.mail.public-inbox.meta.0
 
 You may also clone all messages via git: