On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, John Dalbec wrote:
> > > Maybe you should add this by default in convert4r4 (unless
> > > helo_strict_syntax is present).
> >
> > I don't want to encourage it any more than is really necessary.
>
> I thought the point of convert4r4 was to produce an Exim 4 configure
> script that behaves as much like the Exim 3 configure script as
> possible. Is that not the case?
It's a fair cop. Like most people, I am quite capable of holding two
mutually inconsistent opinions simultaneously.
And the history is relevant here. The first release of Exim 4 didn't
have helo_allow_chars. When I added it at 4.02, I didn't change
convert4r4.
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