Alessandro Vesely wrote:
> Gordon Messmer wrote:
>> I wouldn't call Sendmail's interface "nicer".  More powerful, yes, but 
>> considerably more complex.
> 
> Hm... it is complex on the server side, but it looks rather simpler
> for an occasional interface writer, as not every callback has to be
> implemented. (I say `looks' for I never actually did it :-)

libmilter is a C library intended for use in multi-threaded filters. 
Threading in C is never simple.

>>  However, I doubt that the code 
>> complexity would justify the marginal operational advantages of the 
>> interface.
> 
> Only for compatibility. For example, there is a commercial antivirus
> product that only supports libmilter (Avira).
> 
> In addition, having, say, a native courierfilter that emulates libmilter
> would put Courier neatly ahead in a filtering features comparison.

Compatibility certainly would be nice.  I've been meaning to write a 
pythonfilter that emulates milter for that purpose.  I think I've got 
most of the required framework now (and I'll probably release 1.0 soon).

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