Re: Email (mod_perl) Apache module?

[brian moseley]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, martin langhoff wrote:

> brian moseley wrote:
> 
> > (speaking as the author of a proprietary mod_perl
> > webmail...)
> > 
> > DO IT!!
> 
>       my fear is that writing it as a mod_perl app, it'd be terribly niche,
> and we wouldn't get it rolling. I'd rather write a bunch of modules,
> that can be called from a CGI or a templating system. 
> 
>       Then those modules can be reused on other apps.

you'd be silly if you didn't layer your application this
way.

>       Plus, we should be writing that is pure-CGI compatible -- y'know, we
> won't be needing any actual mod_perl hooks, and CGI-compat means is more
> usable under other configs, and keeps you honest.

up to you. if i was doing it i'd be using ao and mason :)