What does Bogofilter gain from Berkeley DB?

[Clint Adams]

> target binary packages for the various non-default backends. (Debian
> is currently in this boat.)

Actually, that will change just as soon as the ftpmasters approve the
0.94.14 packages.

>   - allow switching backend database engine *without* recompling, i.e.
>     by administrative configuration rather than package rebuild?

This would require dlopen-able modules for each backend.

>   - use a default database backend that is less fragile?

I have no problems with BDB and bogofilter.