I agree...
qmail won't have new versions???
It's a great program but it's far from being complete... imho
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: New qmail version request
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> Please forgive my naivete as I am new to qmail and this list, but hearing
a
> statement such as yours, Peter, gives me pause to consider: If there may
> not be future development, am I betting on a dead (or dying) horse?
>
> What is wrong with some of the requests that have been asked for? Granted,
> some of the functionality is available as a patch, but should not some of
> those patches be incorporated into the main code base if doing so would
> make qmail easier to setup, configure, and run without the new qmail
> administrator having to download and install a series of patches that
> affect the core functionality of qmail?
>
> Being new, I may be off base with these questions, but I am just trying to
> get a better understanding of what the future of qmail is. If DJB is no
> longer interested, or able, to continue development of qmail, could he not
> pass the reins to someone else? There seems to be a great pool of talent
on
> this list, I'm sure someone would be interested in continuing development.
> (although I am not one who could, due to my pathetic programming skills)
>
> Not trying to start a flame war or anything, just trying to get a better
> understanding of the reasons.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Dion Vansevenant
> Internetwork Administrator
> MRO.com
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> Peter van
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> <peter@datalo cc:
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version request
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> 2001/03/02
> 10:43
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> On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 04:15:37PM +0100, Paco Gracia wrote:
> > I'd like to see a configure option to support smtp with authentication
in
> > the official qmail release.
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> Please stop this thread. A new qmail version is not likely to happen,
> and if it does, it'll probably contain very few patches that are
> already available.
>
> Greetz, Peter.
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