Hi Alexander,

Le jeudi 06 juillet 2006 à 14:28 -0700, Alexander Perlis a écrit :
> 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.

Thanks for your report, I have made the proposed changes in both cron
jobs, they will be in the next upload.

Cheers,
Julien


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