Re: storing comment in the database

On 09/06/2014 10:29 AM, Ralf Schlatterbeck wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 11:25:41AM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
> [...]
>> Thus I would like to somehow modify Roundup to save comments 
>> and other attachments in the database.  I have seen comments 
>> around (on wiki, in code?) that such might be desirable as a
>> future enhancement.
> [...]
> Yes, looking at blobfiles.py and trying to place attachements into the
> database as blobs (if the database supports this) is probably feasible.
> Note, however, that mail attachments can get quite large these days and
> you end up with lots of large files in the DB. On the other hand a good
> DB will probably handle this fine.
> 
> So if you want to do this: patches are welcome. This should be
> implemented as a configurable option, however, as was already pointed
> out not everybody want all the files in the database. If you need
> specific help navigating the code, feel free to ask here on the list.

Thanks.  I'll play around with the code some and see if it seems 
like something I could undertake.  Of course I have to learn how
to *use* Roundup first... :-)



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