-------- Original Message --------
From: Henrik K [mailto:h...@hege.li]
Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 at 9:59 AM EDT
To: users@spamassassin.apache.org
Subject: alternatives for deprecated Perl API support in SA's RelayCountry
plugin + MaxMind GeoIP2 *.mmdb data?
On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 08:15:04AM -0400, PGNet Dev wrote:
What alternative, non-deprecated support, if any, exists, or is planned,
for SA RelayCountry plugin usage with MaxMind GeoIP2 *.mmdb data?
As the database format should not ever change, there is no reason to assume
the current code would break in the future.
Also, upcoming SpamAssassin 4.0 uses a much smaller subset of modules, only
MaxMind::DB::Reader / MaxMind::DB::Reader::XS directly.
The maintainer, MaxMind, for even just both of those
https://metacpan.org/pod/MaxMind::DB::Reader
https://metacpan.org/pod/MaxMind::DB::Reader::XS
explicitly states the perl mods are "no longer suitable for use."
The database format is still in (planned) use and supported for other langs'
APIs, just not supported for Perl.
If SA project choice is to continue to use the mods despite that statement,
with no planned alternative, that's helpful to know.
It'd be useful to hear from @maxmind what they're recommending ...
