PF2.4 support - was Re: feature request: compress attachments

[Glenn Steen]

On 25/05/07, --[ UxBoD ]-- <uxbod at splatnix.net> wrote:
> It will give me something todo this Bank Holiday weekend instead of mowing
> the lawn :)

:-)
Thanks Phil

Cheers
-- Glenn

> On Fri, 25 May 2007 14:55:15 +0100, Julian Field
> <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Glenn Steen wrote:
> >> On 24/05/07, Glenn Steen <glenn.steen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> On 24/05/07, Julian Field <MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >>> > Hash: SHA1
> >>> >
> >>> > Glen,
> >>> >
> >>> > My brain is not well enough to get my head round this stuff. It's all
> >>> > washing in through my eyes and straight out of my ears unfortunately.
> >>> >
> >>> > Is there any chance you could find time to implement the 2.4
> >>> support as
> >>> > you say you already have an idea how to do it anyway please?
> >>> >
> >>> > Once you're convinced it works, I'll then just adopt your patches.
> >>> >
> >>> > Sorry, I'm just not up to doing this myself, but would very much
> >>> like to
> >>> > get full PF support in as soon as possible.
> >>> >
> >>> > If you can generate a few test messages for me, I'll then test your
> >>> code
> >>> > and hopefully start to gain a bit of insight into how it works.
> >>> >
> >>> > Many thanks,
> >>> > Jules.
> >>>
> >>> I'll see what I can do... The problem is testing it all... Very
> >>> timeconsuming.
> >>> I found the first draft for 2.4 support, but ... it needs testing...
> >>> I'll see what I can do, perhaps this weekend.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Ok, found some time right now... I've tested this mainly with
> >> handcrafted queue files, and in my production (which does not use a
> >> body editing/replacing milter...), without any discernible bad effect.
> >> There is a price though, since we exchange a nice/fast seek with a
> >> semi-convoluted loop.
> >>
> >> The code is ugly, and could well bear with some constructive
> >> critisism... and if some sharp (postmix-friendly:-) minds like Dhawal,
> >> Drew, Joshua, Phil (Uxbod) or Gerhard could find some time to
> >> test/read/verify both the thinking and code, that would be much
> >> appreciated. Even some non-postfix-liking minds would be very much
> >> appreciated (That means you, oh evil bunny;-).
> >> It should be good enough for a beta:-). So if you feel up to it, and
> >> don't think it too massive a thing Jules...:-)
> > That's just what I wanted, many thanks.
> > I'll put out a beta in a bit with this in it.
> > I assume this patch includes your previous patch, and is directly
> > applicable to the main MailScanner source.
> >
> > Jules
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