[Dovecot] Some people asked me lately about how professional Dovecot is.

Wouter van der Schagt wouter at vdschagt.com
Wed Jul 29 18:27:25 EEST 2009


Amen to that! I wholeheartedly agree...

Sincerely,
- Wouter van der Schagt

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From: "Stewart Dean" <sdean at bard.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM
To: "Steffen Kaiser" <skdovecot at smail.inf.fh-brs.de>; "Timo Sirainen" 
<tss at iki.fi>; "Dovecot Mailing List" <dovecot at dovecot.org>
Subject: Re: [Dovecot] Some people asked me lately about how professional 
Dovecot is.

> I purely love that kind of crap.  As if presentations meant anything, as 
> if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect 
> world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented and 
> are as practical and effective as wings on a pig.  Please.
>
> I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War, when 
> the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a 
> general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant.  A fussy old 
> lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a 
> drunk.  Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if you'll be so 
> kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case of 
> it to all the other generals."
>
> Dovecot Works.  That's all anyone needs to know.  Plus it has a towering 
> wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful 
> community.
> -- 
> ==== Once upon a time, the Internet was a friendly, 
> neighbors-helping-neighbors small town, and no one locked their doors. Now 
> it's like an apartment in Bed-Stuy: you need three heavy duty pick-proof 
> locks, one of those braces that goes from the lock to the floor, and bars 
> on the windows.... ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, Bard College, New 
> York 12504 sdean at bard.edu voice: 845-758-7475, fax: 845-758-7035
> 


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