24 Jul
2002
24 Jul
'02
4:52 a.m.
"LB" == Laurence Berland <laurence@digitalpulp.com> writes:
LB> I'm using mailman 2.0.11 and can't seem to find the file
LB> ArchRunner.py, or even a Queue directory for that matter. Is
LB> this because my version is too old/new?Too old. MM2.0.x is in the critical patch only phase of its life, and even that is getting difficult to do correctly (witness the 2.0.12 problem w/ Python 1.5.2).
LB> Where would I find this in 2.0.11, or should I just upgrade
LB> and port the work I've already done over? If so, what version
LB> should I upgrade to, keeping in mind this code needs to
LB> actually be used in production in the near future, so beta
LB> (2.1?) isn't necessarily a good idea.Depends. MM2.1 is probably the only one that has the architecture you'll need to do the things I think you'll want to do. It's mostly stable enough.
LB> I've added a few config flags instead. When I finish with all
LB> this, is there any interest in adding it back in to the
LB> mailman source? It offers three configurable parameters for
LB> archives. Regex filtering on/off, regex pattern, replacement
LB> pattern. I can think of a few interesting uses offhand,
LB> namely variable spam armoring, automatic filtering of
LB> obscenity (if it's a list for children or something, I don't
LB> want to claim to generally advocate that sort of thing),
LB> gratuitous substitution of phrases (I know some people who'd
LB> love to always replace "Microsoft" with "the evil whose name
LB> one dares not speak" in every message...), etc.Possibly, but MM2.1 is pretty well feature frozen.
LB> I'm trying to conform, and hopefully someone will be willing
LB> to glance over stuff when I'm done and tell me if I have
LB> conformed sufficiently, and if not what changes I need make.The best approach, IMO is to post your work as a patch to the SF patch managers, and announce it here so folks can take a look.
-Barry