What would be _REALLY_ nice, would be an 'Exim' IMAP/POP daemon, or at
least one with a style similar to exim, as far as flexibility,
configurability and reliability. So far everything else I've seen is
either far too simple - either you get no configuration at all - just
/etc/passwd and /var/spool/mail in mbox format, or more complex than
the space shuttle and severely lacking in any useful documentation.
Something that used a single, textual config file ala exim, with clear
and straightforward documentation.
It sounds like you are heading in this direction.
While I'm not a coder (well, at least not C - I write in bash ;), I
would definately be willing to be a tester..
On Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Peter Galbavy wrote:
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> This doesn't matter, because during this hackfest I learnt enough about
> IMAP4rev1 and mbx and the rest to get me going to start a new server from
> scratch. That effort got halted about 2 months ago due to work (money
> earning) obligations, but I have a strong intent to finish it. What's new ?
> mmap() support for mbx files for one. I have no idea how I will address the
> locking correctly yet, but that will happen. I intend to use "modern" coding
> techniques and while I am giving the nod to portability, I intend to use
> many of the coding practices picked up through my incolvement with OpenBSD
> to try tpo make this thing robust, reliable and secure. I hope. Code will be
> avilable as soon as the parse rfc822 stuff is done. The things that will not
> work until last are "SEARCH" and support for other mailbox formats. I am
> looking at various modules for "loadable" (whether compile or dynamic)
> support. Apache 2.x looks nice, but the code vase is huge.
>
> Oh, the reason why Mark Crispin doesn't get on with many people ? Try
> contructive critisism sometime on one of "his" lists.
>
> Anyhow, once I have finished my IPsec learning, I will get back to the code.
> If anyone has a great idea for a mailbox format that could be done in both
> an IMAP (IMAP before POP) server and exim, drop me a line. We should work
> together on it. What I want is an NFS safe, multi-access safe, high
> performance system, but without a "black box" solution (i.e. no cyrus et
> al.).
>
> Peter
>
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