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Re: RFC: enable support for smtp/pop/imap by default



On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:03:17AM -0700, Brendan Cully wrote:

> IMO, changing the defaults is in line with the principle of least
> surprise, now that networked mail has become so much more
> important. So turning this around, what's the compelling reason to
> keep the defaults?

Stability of the configure interfaces.  In addition, will changing the
defaults increase the likelihood that either configure or the build will
fail because this introduces new default dependencies on code (libs)
that are external to the mutt source directory?

-- 
Will Fiveash