Request for comments 3

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From: "markee" <markee at bandwidthco.com>
To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Sent: 23 July 2007 04:18:34 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
Subject: RE: Request for comments 3


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[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Richard
Lynch
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:27 PM
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: Request for comments 3

Alex Broens wrote:
> On 7/22/2007 10:08 PM, Julian Field wrote:
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>> In which case, please help me out and tell me what sort of database 
>> structure you would like to see. I don't use any of these control 
>> panel products, and so I have little idea how one might structure a 
>> configuration database. That's mostly why it hasn't already happened.
>
> Jules,
>
> I'd like to suggest you take the variables you have in 
> MailScanner.conf, convert them to database tables and their parameters 
> to table fields.
>
> Getting a startup design from a community will be like getting the 
> globe to sign the Kyoto Protocol.
>
> Having a basic design, ppl will come up with the most creative ideas 
> once they start working with the basics you've provided.
>
> Alex
>
>
>
Well I, for one, would be against such a change.  I prefer text
configuration files.  They're simple to understand and simple to change.  I
personally don't see the need for a SQL database in this regard.  Use
relational databases when you need access to complex indexed data.  This is
a classic SWAP  (a solution without a problem).  
It you want to put a user friendly GUI on top of it that's fine as long as
the underlying structure is simple text.

Richard

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I agree with Richard. One of the things that makes MailScanner great is the
"simplicity". I would want to know what benefits the added complexity might
add to make it worthwhile. Complexity = new problems.



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