> From: Johan Almqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:33:33 +0200 > > Chris Garrigues wrote: > > Two weeks into membership on this list and I'm beginning to realize that > > the > > design of plugins is utterly chaotic. Since we're at 0.40, I guess that's > > okay, but by 1.0 I hope it's no longer true. Is there a roadmap which > > states > > when along the way the distribution will include fixes like this one and > > some documentation on the use of notes for whitelists and other stuff like > > that? > > Interesting point. I think the history of qpsmtpd has been to provide a > very basic framework, with every user/admin rolling their own a) > combination of plugins and b) their own plugins. > > The plugins in the distribution have been there more as teasers or proof > of concept. > > I think we should continue to encourage this sort of ethos in the > project, but I would also strongly encourage anyone with some free time > on their hands to select, review, adapt, integrate and document a basic > set of plugins that should come with the distribution and move esoteric > plugins in the trunk should to contrib. But I won't be that volunteer, > I've enough work on my hands fine-tuning my own esoteric plugins to keep > at bay the spammers that bug me most.
I think ultimately you (we?) will need a set of default plugins that solves
95%+
situations, but it's probably equally true that to expect that in version 0.40
is naive. I'm new in these parts and am also quite busy growing my business,
but I'm tempted to be the volunteer for this task.
Chris
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