id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	launchpad_bug
151	maildir inlet	warner		"Peter mentioned yesterday that one of google's offerings lets you upload
files by emailing them (as attachments) to some special email address.

I'm thinking this would be cool to have in Tahoe. The way I'd do this is to
say that if the node notices a maildir-shaped directory named 'inlet' in its
basedir (meaning that it sees three directories: inlet/{new,cur,tmp}), it
will poll or use inotify or something to watch for new messages in new/ .
When one appears, it will pull a command out of the Subject: line. A subject
of 'add DIRURI' would cause it to locate all of the attached files, upload
them to the mesh, then add their filenames to the designated directory.

For our testnet, the inlet address could be something like
'testnet@allmydata.org'. or 'testnet-inlet@allmydata.org'.

Doing it this way exposes the DIRURI to anyone who can intercept the mail, of
course. Putting the authority in the subject line (as opposed to the
destination address, like 'testnet-add-DIRURI@allmydata.org') reduces the
exposure somewhat, since destination addresses are usually logged by all
intermediate MTAs, while subjects (and bodies) are usually not.

I'm thinking that the node should never ever send email, so the user who
sends this email will not get email-based notification of success. Instead
they should poll the directory to watch for their files to appear.
"	enhancement	closed	minor	undecided	code-frontend	0.5.1	wontfix	email frontend