Mixmaster
I did quite a bit of work with mixmaster years ago and I think some of
the information in the manual was from me. I am no longer interested in
using mixmaster but I sort of keep an eye on it. Recently I have
returned to using mutt on linux after a spell using it on cygwin. I am
using the Ubuntu package prior to playing around with the latest
release. That Ubuntu package included mixmaster support. That got me
thinking and checking a few things.
First, is anybody using it? It seems unlikely to me as if they were they
would be complaining about how out of date the manual is. The latest
manual I have to hand (1.5.18) has this to say:-
"Mixmaster support in mutt is for mixmaster version 2.04 (beta 45
appears to be the latest) and 2.03. It does not support earlier versions
or the later so-called version 3 betas, of which the latest appears to
be called 2.9b23." (I think I wrote that ages and ages ago).
According to http://mixmaster.sourceforge.net/ "The current 3.0.x
versions are stable and widely deployed". If the manual is still
correct, and I have no reason to suppose it is not, then mutt does not
work with the latest mixmaster 3.0.x although it probably works with
2.0.4b46 which is still available via that link (click to go to download
centre). 2.0.4b46 is dated 2002. 3.0.x is dated March 2008. So at the
very least the manual needs updating to read something like:-
"Mixmaster support in mutt is for mixmaster version 2.03 and 2.04
(2.0.4b46 is still available from 2002). It does not support earlier
versions or the current version 3.0 (dated March 2008)."
I hestitate to recommend this change because I do not know whether it is
correct. Maybe the mixmaster code in mutt has been changed. Can anyone
help out with better information?
Note that I can reply to this in the next 20 hours or so, but will then
be off the internet for 4 days. I will reply on my return. I will not be
ignoring you.
Brian.
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Brian Salter-Duke (Brian Duke) Email: b_duke(AT)bigpond(DOT)net(DOT)au