On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:11:18 +0000 Daniel articulated:
First of all the wiki articles on dovecots site are poorly written compared to apache and postfix. That is what I mean by lack luster the error logging is lack luster as it doesn't specify the file or the line error is on like many very well supported applications like apache and postfix and that makes dovecot not very user friendly. I owe no one an apology for stating my opinion and I have over 10 years of using open source software and dovecot is the application that I have used that given me such headache and grief to the point I have given up on this learning experience.
First of all, I don't think any sane person would argue that the Dovecot documentation is in a league with Postfix or even Apache. For that matter, I know of no other open source software that has documentation as detailed as Postfix. Try deciphering the OpenSSL documentation sometime. However, I think it is obvious that the poster was simply "venting" his frustrations out on a convenient audience.
The logging could be "tightened" up and the documentation does need work. With that said, I think we can put this matter to bed. Nothing is going to come from it so why waste time arguing over it.
-- Jerry ♔
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