Michael Baierl wrote: > NetOne - Doichin Dokov wrote: >>> Since we're throwing ideas out for v.next, I'd like to investigate the >>> possibility of using http://www.swiftmailer.org library for mail sending >>> duties. Their claims of being able to handle large attachments in only >>> 8M of memory sound pretty good :-) > > I'm becoming devils advocate on this mailing list :) > > BUT why should a PHP app take care of sending mails if you have Sendmail > on the computer? That's why it is usually installed there - to send > mails and as far as I know sending mails using Sendmail works perfectly > fine.
because the server running roundcube is not nececerally running a full featured sendmail compatible environment with access to the _real_ mailservers? > The Linux approach is that each app does one thing and it does it > perfect with a lot of options. To me it seems Roundcube is moving to a > direction where it tries to do everything on its own, becoming like... > uh.... Word? yes, but linux tools use basic system libs. the linux distributions we know combine all those tools to a working environment. same with roundcube. use classes/other applications/plugins which do their well defined job and integrate it to something bigger. > IMHO Roundcube should focus on the User Interface, becoming the > Thunderbird for the Web, and not try to become a full mail suite like > i.e. Zimbra. yes - and getting and sending (!) email via an arbitrary mailserver is part of a decent mail application. moreover, i agree with till on the "mail() sent mail looks forged" argument. cheers, raoul -- ____________________________________________________________________ DI (FH) Raoul Bhatia M.Sc. email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Technischer Leiter IPAX - Aloy Bhatia Hava OEG web. http://www.ipax.at Barawitzkagasse 10/2/2/11 email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1190 Wien tel. +43 1 3670030 FN 277995t HG Wien fax. +43 1 3670030 15 ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ List info: http://lists.roundcube.net/dev/
