Re: Getting MJ2 Running On Debian Sid
Marc Fournier <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:33:34 -0400
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--Apple-Mail=_08F95BEE-D6B6-46DF-A212-BB3C6CE884FA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Its still in use for @postgresql.org mailing lists too =85=20 On 2012-08-22, at 8:29 PM, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > It's in daily use on one of my servers. With a half a dozen active = lists. >=20 > Robert >=20 >=20 > On Wed, 2012-08-22 at 18:18 -0500, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: >>=20 >> >>>>> "SG" =3D=3D Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> writes: >>=20 >> SG> But "Dead" is perhaps an overstatement for the software in its >> SG> current condition (at least, as I see it), for the same reasons = as >> SG> Majordomo 1.94, especially if others decide to maintain it. >>=20 >> Well, others have had the better part of a decade to do so. Nobody = but >> me made a peep when the security issue was reported, and I had to >> re-learn Perl just to fix it (and made a botch of it the first time). >>=20 >> SG> It is, even now, a hell of a sight better than Mailman (excepting >> SG> perhaps localisations). >>=20 >> I won't disagree about mailman; I still curse it for not doing things >> that Mj2 has done essentially forever. >>=20 >> SG> It could just has easily have become unpopular or just very = stable. >>=20 >> For me the first nail in the coffin was when even the Perl people >> wouldn't use it. And that was back when it was actively developed. >> Mailman was created entirely out of language bigotry (really, I was >> there). >>=20 >> Anyway, there's a core of something good in the Mj2 code. I know = there >> is, that's why I still run it. And indeed I've long since moved on. >> But I would be happy to help in what limited capacity I can if = someone >> else wants to do stuff. Of course, that's always been the case. But >> there's a lot that needs doing. >>=20 >> - J< --Apple-Mail=_08F95BEE-D6B6-46DF-A212-BB3C6CE884FA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><div><br></div>Its still in use for @<a = href=3D"http://postgresql.org">postgresql.org</a> mailing lists too = =85 <div><br><div><div>On 2012-08-22, at 8:29 PM, Robert <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = CHARSET=3DUTF-8"> <meta name=3D"GENERATOR" content=3D"GtkHTML/3.16.3"> <div> It's in daily use on one of my servers. With a half a dozen active = lists.<br> <br> Robert<br> <br> <br> On Wed, 2012-08-22 at 18:18 -0500, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: <blockquote type=3D"CITE"> <pre><font>>>>>> "SG" =3D=3D Sabahattin Gucukoglu <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> writes:</font> <font>SG> But "Dead" is perhaps an overstatement for the software in = its</font> <font>SG> current condition (at least, as I see it), for the same = reasons as</font> <font>SG> Majordomo 1.94, especially if others decide to maintain = it.</font> <font>Well, others have had the better part of a decade to do so. = Nobody but</font> <font>me made a peep when the security issue was reported, and I had = to</font> <font>re-learn Perl just to fix it (and made a botch of it the first = time).</font> <font>SG> It is, even now, a hell of a sight better than Mailman = (excepting</font> <font>SG> perhaps localisations).</font> <font>I won't disagree about mailman; I still curse it for not doing = things</font> <font>that Mj2 has done essentially forever.</font> <font>SG> It could just has easily have become unpopular or just very = stable.</font> <font>For me the first nail in the coffin was when even the Perl = people</font> <font>wouldn't use it. And that was back when it was actively = developed.</font> <font>Mailman was created entirely out of language bigotry (really, I = was</font> <font>there).</font> <font>Anyway, there's a core of something good in the Mj2 code. I know = there</font> <font>is, that's why I still run it. And indeed I've long since moved = on.</font> <font>But I would be happy to help in what limited capacity I can if = someone</font> <font>else wants to do stuff. Of course, that's always been the case. = But</font> <font>there's a lot that needs doing.</font> <font> - J<</font> </pre> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_08F95BEE-D6B6-46DF-A212-BB3C6CE884FA--