New email package SIG

Now that the email package is standard in Python, I want to retire the
(misnamed) mimelib project at SourceForge.  I think this project has
served us well, but it's time to move things back into the regular
Python flow.  To that end, I've essentially disabled as much of the
public info for the project as possible.

However, there's still work to be done, specifically on a version 3.0 of
the API, which will buff off the last <wink> of the rough edges,
integrate Anthony's new parser, etc.  Sounds like a perfect mission for
a SIG to me!

So I'm proposing a formal [email protected].  I've actually already
created the mailing list, and unless there are no objections, I'd like
to make this a formal SIG.  We can't actually remove the mimelib-devel
mailing list, but I suggest we all ignore it, except for archival
purposes.

I intend to be the SIG shepherd, along with Jason Mastaler (nice of me
to volunteer you, eh? :).  It's mission is to design and implement email
package 3.0 in time for Python 2.4, fixing the things described above
while maintaining backward compatibility if at all possible.  I'd like
for this SIG to expire the day Python 2.4 is released, but who knows
when that will happen. :/  So let's say this SIG expires one year from
now -- September 2004, with possible extensions as necessary.

All in favor?  All opposed?
-Barry



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