27 May
2009
27 May
'09
12:31 p.m.
The big problem is what the protocol should be. Use some existing RPC protocol? It should be something extensible so that a plugin in imap process can talk to a plugin in storage process, without the base processes knowing anything about the details (e.g. imap-quota plugin asking quota usage from storage's quota plugin).
Googles Protocol Buffers offer both flexibility and speed.