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Re: [bug-mailutils] MU and plugins
From: |
Sergey Poznyakoff |
Subject: |
Re: [bug-mailutils] MU and plugins |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:37:57 +0300 |
Hola Jordi,
> Sergey, years ago we talked about the possibility of reworking MU to make
> some of the features optional, which would be only available if the
> required plugins were installed.
Yes, I remember that.
> Many Debian users avoid installing the mailutils package because in a
> minimal system, it pulls a good number of extra packages just to get
> /usr/bin/mail, which is the main reason for installing the package:
Oh, frankly speaking, installing Mailutils only for the sake of
/bin/mail is like shooting sparrows with a heavy howitzer. Especially
when using Mailutils 3.x :^) Nevertheless, I agree that such a usage
should be accounted for.
> I have no idea if the MU rewrite has made this wishlist easier to
> accomplish,
Yes, we're heading steadily toward that goal. It is of a lower
priority compared to other pending tasks, though. I'll see to it
once I finish re-implementing imap client support.
Regards,
Sergey