MailScanner version 5

Alex Neuman van der Hans alex at NKPANAMA.COM
Fri Jan 6 00:01:48 GMT 2006


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Isn't MailScanner GPL?

Wouldn't such an action be called "pulling a Nessus"? (compare to 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_a_homer) :)
Jeff A. Earickson wrote:

> Hi,
>    Come on, you guys are kicking the question around like it was 
> totally bogus.  I thought that it was a reasonable if somewhat out-there
> question.  Julian has the final word here, but I would guess:
>
> a) The version that allows one to specify the order of scanning, ie
> virus then spam or vice-versa.  This topic comes up regularly and
> Julian says it is non-trivial.  If he ever does implement this,
> then maybe that version is 5.0.
>
> b) Julian sells MailScanner off to a Major Corporation and we all
> have to start paying license fees.  Then Major Widgets LTD will raise
> the version number, make it incompatible with all previous versions,
> have a call center that plays obnoxious music, and charge us beaucoup 
> dollars/euros.
>
> Jeff Earickson
> Colby College
>
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