Joe Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 22 July 2000 at 16:03:00 -0700
> Russ Allbery writes:
> > Michael T Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > Considering the number of useful patches that aren't part of the qmail
> > > distribution that the average qmail admin seems to be using, I disagree.
> >
> > I disagree with the contention that the *average* qmail admin is using any
> > patches at all, if by average you mean the mode, and possibly even the
> > median.
>
> I agree with Russ. I have never felt the need to install or even
> consider a patch to the main Qmail code. I feel that there is a small
> minority of list members who cannot resist trying every third-party
> patch that comes along without understanding how it will *break* Qmail.
> Then they complain about broken behavior caused by ill-considered
> patches.
I'm running the big-todo on one system, though I'm not sure it's
really necessary there; I'm quite sure it is for people with more
volume. And the verh patch is definitely needed for anybody doing
mailing lists seriously.
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