> -----Original Message----- > From: Theo Van Dinter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: zondag 20 maart 2005 5:18 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DCC License Change > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 03:24:28PM -0500, Eric A. Hall wrote:
> > > I read through some of these postings at rhyolite.com. It > > > sounds to me like DCC should be off in SA by default going > > > forward, or possibly completely removed from SA future > > > versions so users don't accidentally get in a license/legal > > > dispute without their knowledge. > > > 1. DCC was already made into a plugin for 3.1. > 2. The DCC plugin was disabled by default for 3.1. > 3. DCC is still usable by most people and can be enabled for access by > the SpamAssassin code relatively easily. > 4. The end user/administrator needs to determine whether or > not they can install/use the DCC client per the license for DCC. > > In short, users are responsible for making sure that they can > use the software they're installing. A fair position, naturally. The question is, of course, whether it is safe to keep using DCC. I, for one, would like to keep making queries. It would be nice if someone from rhyolite.com would chime in. - Mark
