innfeed.conf vs incoming.conf

[Bill Davidsen]

Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:

> I understand that in inn 2.5 or 2.6 the newsfeeds, incoming.conf and
> innfeed.conf files are going to be merged ... FINALLY :)

Let's hope not! Each of these files controls a single characteristic of 
the system and is not related to the others in a deterministic fashion. 
That is, changes in incoming.conf don't cause or require changes in 
newsfeeds or innfeed.conf, changes in newsfeeds don't require changes in 
incoming.conf and may or may not cause changes in innfeed.conf, etc.

While it does make for more files to edit, each has a single purpose, 
and is therefore much easier to understand (ie. explain to newbies). 
Having all the functions in a single file would make that file far more 
complex, and subject to small errors having large effect.

Now if someone would totally rethink readers.conf and make that usable 
without a manpage or daily use, that would be most nice.

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