[2010-11-01 20:57] "Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)"
<lyndon(_at_)orthanc(_dot_)ca>
The "JLR" question prompted me to take a quick scan through the code
base. A lot of the conditional compilation is leftover from the pre-
or early-POSIX days (e.g. string and network related functions that
are now standardized), SMTP client hacks that are no longer
applicable, and support for obsolete features (e.g. KPOP).
At the least I think it's worthwhile to make a pass through the
source, eliminating the HAVE_* conditionals that are no longer
necessary in the age of ANSI/POSIX. It's also long overdue to clean
up the SMTP client code to bring it into line with the current port
587 submission regime. Between the two I think we can get most of the
way towards no longer depending on autoconf, which would be a big win
for those of us building the code on lighter-weight hardware and OSes.
While reading much nmh code these days, I also feel that parts of the
code are ancient. I'd like to support any effort in renewing it.
Autoconf is something I dislike.
I have the tuits to do this, as it relates to a work project for which
I'll have to do it anyway. Game?
(Could you explain ``having the tuits'', please.)
meillo
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