At 1:33 PM -0400 5/22/06, Todd Zullinger wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Les Mikesell wrote: >> The only real problem I've seen with mailman is that it is written >> in python and has had version incompatibilities over the years, but >> if you stick to what is included in a distro someone else should >> take care of that. > >Just as a point of reference, I've run a mailman server on RH7.3 for >years now and have kept it updated with the latest version of mailman >through most of that time. I have lagged behind at mailman-2.1.5 for >a while because newer versions to have some minor dependencies on >python 2.3 (where rh7.3 comes with 2.2.2) and I haven't gotten around >to updating python yet. > >I'd say that any version incompatibilities in mailman have been fairly >rare and minor, at least in my experience. He meant versions of Python. When Python changes, a new Mailman may be needed for the new Python. It is possible (of course ;) to have two versions of Python installed if apps that need each version are required. ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
