On Fri, 06 Jan 2006, Niko Tyni wrote: > On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 03:27:48AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Attached is the patch for the NMU that I am preparing; I will upload > > it to a delay queue sometime tomorrow (assuming it checks out when > > I've had more sleep.) > > Hi, > > and thanks for the patch. > > FWIW, we discussed this package a bit on the Debian Perl list (see the > thread at <http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2005/12/msg00033.html>), > and the consensus was that is should be removed. It's officially > unsupported upstream, and the author recommends Email::Filter > (currently in NEW) as a replacement. I'm going to file a removal > request once libemail-filter-perl gets in.
The important issue is that we've made a stable release with the package, and so the (albiet not so serious) security bug needs to be fixed, even if we end up removing it from unstable and testing. [Which I would recommend, given the rather lackluster quality of the code in that module.] Don Armstrong -- This message brought to you by weapons of mass destruction related program activities, and the letter G. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
