On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 12:09:45PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 11:36:05AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > Can't exim do SPF checks itself without having to revert to the > > external spfquery utility? Or did you avoid this for a purpose, for > > example to avoid a hard dependency on libspf? > > I avoided it on purpose, because: > > - Taking into account that I'm responsible for any mistakes in the config, > I want it to be simple and well-tested, and the spfquery method is the one > I'm best experienced with. > > - One of your concerns in README.Debian was that you didn't want an > additional > library dependency. There's more potential for bugs and maintainance work > in > a library that is always linked in, that in a configuration snippet that is > disabled by default, so I kind of agree with you on this. > > - I'm not sure if the built-in library supports all the features. In > particular, X-SPF-Guess headers, and other (more agressive) checks that I'm > using myself but not putting into the package.
Good reasons. Can you document these in README.Debian FAQ chapter, like "why are you not using exim's built-in SPF interface?" > > If you are going a more complicated way to avoid the library > > dependency, we should have the documentation mention that there is an > > easier way of using SPF at the cost of locally building the binary > > packages. > > Ok, will do. Thanks. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]