On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 12:55:18PM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > LaMont Jones wrote: > Obvious. Obvious ! > This is - maybe only my - personal style. > 1. It avoids typos (if I retyped the line) > 2. It avoids opening any other file > > I (use vi) simply /[parameter to be changed] and make the alteration 'on > the spot'. No typos, no search. > 3. All explanations are there (comments) > > Couldn't be less error-prone and easier !
And postinst uses 'postconf -e', which searches the file for uncommented versions of the parameter, and (finding none) appends it to the end of the file. Then you go uncomment the earlier occurance and wonder why it had no effect. Very obvious. :-( > I couldn't bother less if the .conf was 1 k or 50 k. > Everything there, in place, with comments and explanation. Not necessarily in place. postconf ignores comments. > And, if you read my initial report, after Maildir/ the mess on Debian > has just started. I want and need transport, virtual, and stuff. Where > is it ?? In my other distro, it is in /etc/postfix. There's nothing in /etc/postfix/transport that isn't in man 5 transport. And delivering the file means questions at upgrade time every time upstream changes the manpage. No thanks. lamont -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
