Package: rkhunter Version: 1.2.7 rkhunter's dependence on mailx prevents us from installing it. At our site, we have replacement command-line MUAs that conflict with the mailx package, and thus we cannot install anything that depends on mailx. There is a long complicated history to the command-line programs that go under the names "mail", "Mail", "mailx", and they do not all behave the same; in particular, modern versions (e.g., nail) may even ask for a password when sending a message (so that a copy of the message can be placed in the sent-mail folder on a remote IMAP server), and this interaction breaks scripts that invoke these MUAs to send an outgoing message. Programs should invoke an MTA (or MSA), not an MUA.
For example, rkhunter could depend on mail-transport-agent instead of depending on mailx, and then call "sendmail" (which might actually be provided by postfix or exim or a nullmailer) to send the message. To do this, the scripting difference is essentially this: /usr/bin/mail -s "This is a subject" [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<<EOT And this is the body. EOT /usr/sbin/sendmail [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<<EOT Subject: This is a subject And this is the body. EOT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
