Re: Bug#457318: ITP: qmail -- a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message transfer agent
- To: Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org>
- Cc: debian-curiosa@lists.debian.org, 457318@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#457318: ITP: qmail -- a secure, reliable, efficient, simple message transfer agent
- From: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:14:54 -0500
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20080109011454.GI2308@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
- In-reply-to: <20071222145539.GC29348@country.grep.be>
- References: <20071221134010.28300.qmail@34070d73c0baee.315fe32.mid.smarden.org> <20071221142828.3633.qmail@e665c06f8ff227.315fe32.mid.smarden.org> <20071221152352.GH3717@sliepen.org> <877ij8t26f.fsf@delenn.ganneff.de> <20071221182530.GA23785@a.mx.sbih.org> <20071221192045.GI25418@volo.donarmstrong.com> <20071222145539.GC29348@country.grep.be>
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 03:55:39PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 11:20:45AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joerg Jaspert wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are *way* better MTAs [than qmail] out
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > there that dont need tons of patches applied
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > just to fulfill basic requirements for a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MTA.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, there are not.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, there are.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > No, there are not.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, there are.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > No, there are not.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, there are.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > No, there are not.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Yes, there are.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No, there are not.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, there are.
> > > > > >
> > > > > No, there are not.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, there are.
> > >
> > > No, there are not.
> >
> > Yes, there are.
> >
> > Next? ;-)
>
> I'd agree that there are way better ones out there. But I'd also say
> that it doesn't really matter which is best, and that this type of
> behaviour is quite childish. As long as qmail is free, packaged
> properly, and integrates well with the rest of Debian, I don't see why
> anyone should oppose its packaging.
>
> Whether or not it's a good MTA, the fact is that it's a *popular* MTA.
> That alone should be a good reason to package it.
When did qmail become free? And isn't it already packaged in non-free
where it belongs?
--
Len Sorensen
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