What does mod_pop3 actually do? Provide some kind of POP3 server using the Apache structure? If so, I'd be quite interested as a user (I mainly run Apache 2 on Windows) but unfortunately my abilities don't extend to C, so I couldn't offer development help.
However, I agree that if it were part of the main distro, it'd generate more interest, and probably build up it's own community fairly soon. So, FWIW, I'd say +1 to including it. Chris Taylor - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - The guy with the PS2 WebServer - http://www.x-bb.org/chris.asc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Abele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:41 PM Subject: Re: merging httpd-pop3 into httpd-2.0? > Harrie Hazewinkel wrote: > > HI, > > > > On Saturday, January 25, 2003, at 10:22 PM, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > > > >> --On Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:43 PM +0100 Harrie Hazewinkel > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> 3)Why for instance, could this not stay as a seperate module?? > >> > >> The case that can be made for folding it in is that there is no > >> community currently around mod_pop3. If people were to step up and be > >> responsible for it outside of the main tree, then I don't think > >> there'd be a desire to merge it in. > > > > I see it different. Currently their is no interest in it, so there is > > no reason to fold it in. People are not interested in it and thus > > it would just consuming extra bytes in an HTTPD distribution. > > > > Perhaps there is not much interest because it is somewhat 'hidden'? IMHO mod_pop3 would gain more visibility and therefore perhaps a better community when folded into httpd. Imagine windoze users: they mostly rely on binary distributions and up to now there are just the sources around. If mod_pop3 gets used more widely, there probably will be also more developers who will be attracted to contribute. > > Leaving it in it's own repo-module as it is now, without any person in charge of it, will let it die on the long run. > > Personally I'm +/-0 towards folding it into httpd, since I won't have the time to contribute...just my 2c. > > cheers, > erik > >
