On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 12:55:07PM +0100, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 11:46:49AM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > > From my reading of policy 11.6 what I'm suggesting is perfectly compatible > > > (if implemented properly, which might be tricky) with having a shared > > > configuration file across mail-transport-agents in Debian. > > > > The point is that it is not just shared among MTAs and packages > > depending on MTAs. > > I see. Could (maybe) exim4-config print out (when being purged) say something > along the lines of "Not removing /etc/mailname as it is a shared > configuration file." if he generated the file through postinst.
I am not sure whether it is a good idea to add detection code for every possible kind of breakage which might occur when running exim4 on Debian. > ¿Maybe it would be wise also to add a check in exim4's init.d script if > he finds a botched /etc/mailname? I don't think so as this might be opening a can of worms. Anyway, this IMO would belong into update-exim4.conf, post-etch. If we were willing to address this breakage. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
