Re: [Exim] improvments to exim

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: Tony Finch
CC: lists-exim, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] improvments to exim
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 12:56, Tony Finch wrote:
> Avleen Vig <lists-exim@???> wrote:
> >
> >Any particular reason for Tcl?
>
> Tcl's internals are much much nicer than Perl (say) for embedding and
> extending the language. Tcl's syntax is much cleaner and is designed
> for simple control of a program without imposing too much language
> structure. It can be as procedural or declarative as the program requires.


Tcl is intended as an embedded/extension language.

However theres no way I would embed tcl into a setuid security critical
program. For that matter personally I just wouldn't touch it, but then
I just don't like the language.

    Nigel.
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