imap server comparisons

[Lloyd H. Meinholz]

ok, now I see what you mean. thanks,

Lloyd


On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 08:01, Jason Dixon wrote:
> On Jul 23, 2004, at 7:53 AM, Lloyd H. Meinholz wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 07:35, Jason Dixon wrote:
> >>
> >> Ease of deployment, ease of removal, rpm verification, etc.  Heck, 
> >> it's
> >> even easier than compiling from source.  Unless you're patching 
> >> custom,
> >> I can't imagine a reason NOT to use the developer-supplied method for
> >> compiling the RPM from source.
> >
> > I don't see configure as being difficult. You have to use it to build
> > the RPM anyway, right? I install in /usr/local/courier-version, so
> > removing is very easy.
> 
> Building the rpm from source is as simple as:
> 
> $ rpmbuild -ta <tarball>
> $ rpm -ivh <package>
> 
> > I'm not sure what you mean by rpm verification, configure should check
> > for all the required libraries anyway. Does installing courier as an 
> > RPM
> > prevent a required library dependency from getting removed/upgraded in
> > the future and breaking courier?
> 
> Read the rpm manpage and search for verification features.  Stuff like 
> being able to see which files in a package have been altered (after 
> installation).  In short, you're gaining all of the benefits of using a 
> managed package system while still enjoying the benefits of building 
> from source.
> 
> --
> Jason Dixon, RHCE
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
> 
>