Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ucbvax!hplabs!hplabsc!daemon From: daemon@hplabsc.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm Subject: Re: warning on recent patch + admin suggestions Message-ID: <1826@hplabsc.HP.COM> Date: Thu, 14-May-87 15:41:11 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.1826 Posted: Thu May 14 15:41:11 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 16-May-87 11:47:19 EDT Sender: daemon@hplabsc.HP.COM Reply-To: ptsfa!vixie!paul@ames (Paul Vixie Esq) Organization: Vixie Enterprises, San Francisco Lines: 43 Approved: taylor@hplabs (with 'postmail') In art <1811@hplabsc.HP.COM> baur%sdcrdcf@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Steven L. Baur): >in article <1790@hplabsc.HP.COM>, paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) says: >> ...What *would* work would be to serialize the patches in some way... >> Any volunteers? Reply to the net... > >I would volunteer to keep the official version of ELM. Not only do I >use ELM as a preferred mailer, I have gone into the source code and >fixed bugs. >-- > -Steve Baur (Altair) >{ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax,hplabs}!trwrb!trwspp!spp3!baur Okay, people, we have a volunteer. Steve, I hope you know what you're in for; remember, this is the job that exhausted the enthusiasm of Dave Taylor, a man KNOWN for his extraordinary enthusiasm (among other qualities). I'd suggest that you become the moderator of this group -- get with Dave to see what he wants to do. I'm pretty sure he won't mind. If this all works out, I suggest that anyone who plans any mods to the ELM source gets with Steve first, to make sure he (or someone else) isn't already working on it. Steve, you may want to keep a list of "work in progress", and a list of "work needing to be done" -- if someone wants to pitch in, send 'em the list and let them pick their area. I know that someone is working on 4.3 BSD locking; I would like to see this done, as well as numerous changes to the Configure script, and some changes to the prompts (for a friendly mailer, there are certainly a few GOTCHAs for neophyte users). The option editor needs to be able to edit all the options, too. I'm sure there are lots more ... Steve, I think the next thing to do is get with Dave and try to move the moderation address -- there's a mailing list as well, that will need to be forwarded from hplabs to your machine -- I think some people are still mailing their submissions to elm-info@hplabs instead of comp-mail-elm@[backbone]. Anyone object to this move? I obviously think it's a good idea, but someone might not. Discussion? -- Paul A. Vixie {ptsfa, crash, winfree}!vixie!paul 329 Noe Street dual!ptsfa!vixie!paul@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU San Francisco CA 94116 paul@vixie.UUCP (415) 864-7013