http://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=5752
Summary: Let's get rid of the default rules dir and make sa-
update mandatory
Product: Spamassassin
Version: SVN Trunk (Latest Devel Version)
Platform: Other
OS/Version: other
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Rules
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Per discussion in bug 5751, I wanted to float the idea of getting rid of the
default rules dir (aka: rules, /usr/share/spamassassin, etc,) and making
sa-update mandatory.
There are really several reasons for this, but two main ones come to mind:
a) We have a project goal of having a separate engine and ruleset. Right now,
you get both from the tarball, and it leads to the whole local_state_dir
override thing which causes many problems (see bug 5751). It also forces people
to install our rules even if they don't want them, etc.
b) We have multiple areas that need updating when rules/scores/etc need
changing. ie: spamassassin/rules/branches/3.2 and
spamassassin/branches/3.2/rules. Do we update both of them? Just the updates
area? Do we add new rules to both or just for updates?
I think getting rid of the default rules dir, not distributing rules w/ the
tarball, and forcing people to use sa-update to get their rules (and then,
optionally, updates,) solves these issues, makes it more simple, and helps users
avoid common problems.
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