> I would not be opposed to an *option* to ignore all errors. But it > should not be the default.
Only a little note, to say that after some more test seems that the ''offending'' command that have to be redirected are only two: gaio@lily:~/conf/spamassassin$ diff -ud spamassassin.squeeze spamassassin --- spamassassin.squeeze 2012-12-03 18:05:41.516864040 +0100 +++ spamassassin 2012-12-03 18:05:25.540863905 +0100 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ # Compile, if rules have previously been compiled, and it's possible if [ -x /usr/bin/re2c -a -x /usr/bin/sa-compile \ -a -d /var/lib/spamassassin/compiled ]; then - sa-compile --quiet + sa-compile --quiet > /dev/null 2>&1 # Fixup perms -- group and other should be able to # read and execute, but never write. Works around # sa-compile's failure to obey umask. @@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ # Update umask 022 -sa-update +sa-update $SA_UPDATE_OPTS case $? in 0) # got updates! - spamassassin --lint || die_with_lint + spamassassin --lint > /dev/null 2>&1 || die_with_lint do_compile reload ;; 'spamassassin --lint > /dev/null 2>&1 || die_with_lint' i think it is plausible, because if 'spamassassin --lint', they are recalled without any redirection, so sysadmin got the info. 'sa-compile --quiet > /dev/null 2>&1' probably have to be digged better, and handled with more care (also the exit status...). Not related, see the 'sa-update $SA_UPDATE_OPTS', where '$SA_UPDATE_OPTS' are defined on /etc/default/spamassassin to load additional rules (rulesemporium, but does not care). Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org