Re: Re: libmail-spf-query-perl: spfquery alternatives priorities

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:23:26 +0200 Julian Mehnle <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Magnus,
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>Magnus Holmgren wrote:
>> Given the overall quality of the libspf2 command-line utilities - lack
>> of manpages (which I'm working to rectify, though), no support for HELO
>> checks, override and fallback unimplemented, etc - I wouldn't mind if
>> spfquery.mail-spf-query-perl were given a higher priority than
>> spfquery.libspf2, even if the latter should execute faster. I think the
>> same goes for spfd.
>>
>> What discussions did you have with the previous libspf2 maintainer? I
>> can see how there can be confusion if at some point in the futures the
>> relative priorities were to revert back.
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>I am maintaining libmail-spf-query-perl (AKA Mail::SPF::Query) within the 
>Debian Perl Group.  Mail::SPF::Query (M:S:Q) has been superceded by 
>Mail::SPF[1] (M:S, written by me), but there's still a lot of Perl 
>software that uses M:S:Q, so we cannot drop it (yet).  I haven't managed 
>to bring M:S (source: mail-spf-perl; binaries: libmail-spf-perl, 
>spf-tools-perl) into the Debian Perl Group yet (I'm currently busy with 
>exam preparations), but I'm planning to do so soon.  Then, the M:S 
>man-pages should have the highest alternatives priority over both M:S:Q 
>and libspf2, as M:S has the most advanced spfquery and spfd tools and the 
>most complete man-pages for them.
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>I have added alternatives support to all of M:S, M:S:Q, and libspf2 (I was 
>the one who submitted the patch).  This is the order I originally 
>envisioned:
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>  Mail::SPF         100
>  libspf2            75
>  Mail::SPF::Query   50
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>But I can very well see changing libspf2's alternatives priority to 25 
>until it ships better man-pages.  It's up to you.
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>> Another thing: will you add a Conflicts: spfquery (<= 1.2.5-4) on the
>> next upload?
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>Yes.

I'm also working on getting pyspf 2.0.3 into Debian through the Python 
team.  It also has spfquery with u/a support the Debian BTS for pyspf has a 
bug with a link to the package.

I think it should be prioritized below mail:spf because mail:spf has better 
docs, but above the others because it's RFC 4408 compliant.

Scott K

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