Re: [fetchmail]Building fetchmail with SSL support.

Henri van Riel <fetchmail(_at_)vanriel(_dot_)xs4all(_dot_)nl> writes:

> Somebody on the openssl mailinglist told me that it is because every new
> version of the openssl libraries is not compatible with previous or future
> versions. That is why the complete version number is needed. This will
> change when version 1.0 comes out (so I am told).
Yup, I presume R. S. Engelschall wants to avoid versions like
"libcrypto.so.27.26.25" for his 1.0.0 release.

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Matthias Andree