Re: IMAP tests

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Nuno Lopes<nlopess@php.net> wrote: >> Well many reasons : >> - First, I (or other testers) may not have karma to modify the mail server >> configuration. > > so you don't have root on your local machine?.. > Again, running tests with imap/mysql/.. accounts that are not test-only is a > risk. Something might go wrong and delete all your emails or the whole DB. I don't test imap using a local imap but a couple of remote servers. Configuring an imap server correctly with the various auth methods is, for example, a real pain. >> - Then, I don't understand why those paremeters are hardcoded, compared to >> MySQL tests for example that offer a way to change hostname/user/password >> through bash variables. > > If it can be done easily, yes, sure, why not? Agreed, if we can make them more flexible, go ahead! :) Cheers, -- Pierre http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org