Theo Van Dinter writes: > On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 03:33:54PM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > + - Compress::Zlib (from CPAN) > > + > > + If you wish to use the optional zlib compression for communication > > + between spamc and spamd (the -z option to spamc), useful for > > + long-distance use of spamc over the internet, you need to install > > + this module. > > Just a fwiw, we already use IO::Zlib in sa-update and mass-check. It may be > good to be consistent about which of Compress or IO that we use.
oops. good point. for what it's worth, it looks like IO::Zlib is just a wrapper around Compress::Zlib, and is explicitly 'an interface to gzip/zlib compressed files'. I recall looking into it and deciding against it since it seemed entirely oriented to files -- not in-memory buffers. There may be some trick to use in-memory "files" with IO::Zlib, but for now, I'd be more comfortable sticking with Compress::Zlib for the spamd usage. --j.
