[Mimedefang] Patch to mimedefang...

[Philip Prindeville]

David F. Skoll wrote:

>filter_helo is one thing, but adding a dependency on Net::CIDR::Lite
>is probably not in the cards.  One of the biggest complaints from
>people who've tried MIMEDefang is the number of Perl modules it
>requires.  I really hesitate to make another absolute dependency; I'd
>rather continue to use the mechanism in detect_and_load_perl_modules
>to discover modules at run-time and enable bits of functionality based
>on what is discovered.
>  
>

I suppose for people using RPM's with yum or smart, it might be different.

For us, it's nicer to have a flat, fixed, known list of dependencies and 
be able
to plan around that.

With dynamic capabilities based on run-time determination, things have a
habit of silently stopping working when needed packages get left out, etc.
and you can't figure out why.

So much nicer when something just complains and dies.  Then at least you
know what you're looking at.

-Philip