chasd wrote: > On Mar 4, 2008, at 6:54 AM, Michael Baierl wrote: >> the install script of stable complains about missing sockets: >> Sockets: NOT OK >> but everything works perfectly fine - can you please tell me why >> sockets >> are required? > > I believe it is for IMAP over an encrypted connection ( IMAPS ) so if > you don't use IMAPS, technically it isn't required. Since a large > majority of end users will need IMAPS support, it is better to > require Sockets support than to continually answer the question "Why > won't IMAPS work ?" > > A "manual" install ( documented at http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/ > Howto_Install ) would allow those that don't have sockets support and > don't want to use IMAPS to use RoundCube. [snip] > > I think it was a good decision to require Sockets support, and modify > the documentation accordingly.
Why not have a "warning" type of alert in the installer? I believe eGroupWare's installer works this way. It has a yellow flag, says "Warning: blahlbah may not work if you do not install this module" and goes about its business. If not everyone needs sockets, then technically it is not a requirement per se, but recommended if you want additional functionality. Jim _______________________________________________ List info: http://lists.roundcube.net/dev/
