On 13-04-18 6:40 PM, Patrick Ben Koetter wrote:
If we stop at a programmable interface - which I understand is what
you and Terri suggest - they will not be able to use Mailman in more
complex setups, because integrating additional mail processing
components would require them to program.
Oi, I hope that's not what it sounded like I was advocating. I want a
fair bit more than just an generic interface.
In my ideal world, the deliverable for this project will be "everything
a sysadmin needs to integrate SpamBayes, SpamAssassin, and maybe 2 other
related mail filtering tools" (e.g. ClamAV?) This includes an installer
for each one or at least a set of INSTALL_$SPAM_SOLUTION.TXT files and
all the work necessary so that they have about 2 steps that amount to
"install the thing" and "enable the thing in mailman by flipping this
switch/changing this config option."
So I think in that respect, Patrick and I are on the same page.
I don't think we're saying exactly "oh, all sysadmins could do this in a
few minutes" so much as "is this really worth a whole summer of
mentoring time given that most of our mentors could write it in 2 weeks
themselves if they had need?" The question is whether it's a viable
GSoC project, not so much whether it's a thing that would be useful to
someone, someday.
*I* still think that there's potential for a good GSoC proposal that
includes spam filtering, assuming the student understands that this is
more of an integration project (NOT a "build a spam filter!" project)
and the student is willing to pair this with some other useful features
in order to be sure of having 12 weeks of work.
Terri
PS - milters sound like something any students interested in this
project should read up on and mention in their proposals why they
did/didn't choose to go that route. It's a good way to show that you've
been paying attention to discussions here! :)
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