Re: [Nms-cgi-devel] Re: The Target Audience (crazyinsomniac)

[Joseph F. R. <rya...@os...>]

At 11:33 PM 1/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Why don't we (or you) just include Mail::Mailer
>and all the neccessary modules in the distribution
>(use lib style of course)?


It isn't as easy as simply including Mail::Mailer (or any equivalent 
module) in the distrobution.  A module would have to be installed.  This 
violates the drop-in replacement rule of NMS.  Perhaps in an advanced 
version of the script, this might be possible; however, as it stands now, 
it would violate the very reason we are doing NMS by complicating the 
installation process to the point where our target user would give up in 
frustration.  NMS scripts MUST be able to simply be dropped in over the old 
script and work perfectly.  Its a pain in the ass, but it has to be :)


>Or at least do something along the lines of what
>I suggested in the forum here:
>http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=258295&forum_id=122876
>
>Most people *are* like the dude who emailed you davorg,
>at least until something bad happens.
>
>I feel that in the very least the "laymen" ought to know if they can
>run something or not, or what they need in order to run it,
>as opposed to a 500 error.
>
>On another note, I really dislike mailing lists
>(forum, forum, yeeeees, forum ;^%).


I agree, its much easier to check a forum :)  Besides, with a forum, we 
will always have records...



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