Marc Haber wrote:
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 10:53:44AM -0400, Jason Spiro wrote:According to the installation manual (do a Google search for: default debconf_priority, then see the first result) the default priority is "high". Maybe it was different back in the days of boot-floppies.
Most users use the default DEBCONF_PRIORITY of "high" because they don't want to deal with things like exim-config.
I disagree with that. Most users leave debconf settings at their
default.
I believe local delivery is fine for most users because if they use sudo, cron, etc. they will be able to
I believe that the majority of these users would prefer local delivery, and for all other exim options to be left as the defaults the postinst script currently suggests.
Please state why you believe so.
pick up messages sent by these apps easily using mailx or mutt. If not,
they can choose to have people send mail to their machine, or can use
fetchmail, or can use a POP3 client to read their mail directly off
their ISP's POP3 server. In all these cases, they'll be fine.
(This way, if they use sudo, cron, etc. they will be able to pick up messages sent by these apps easily using mailx or mutt. If not, they can choose to have people send mail to their machine, or can use fetchmail, or can use a POP3 client to read their mail directly off their ISP's POP3 server. In all these cases, they'll be fine.)
So you're basically saying what we do is fine?
With all due respect, no.
Then I am surprised I saw so many questions. I assume my priority was set at "high" like the webpage I cited above says is the default. I did not change it.People who want other options, e.g. a smarthost setup, can easily lower their DEBCONF_PRIORITY, but it would be kind to newbies and what I feel are the majority of non-Debian Developers to not ask them to go through the mailer config when they install Debian.
I disagree with that.
Sorry, but I seem to be missing your actualy suggestion. Are you suggesting to move all exim4 configuration questions down in debconf priority?
Most of our questions are at "medium" priority, which is documented as "Normal items that have reasonable defaults".
If we move them down toI think it is a good idea to hide the configuration, at least at "critical" priority. *People should be able to choose "critical" priority and enjoy an easy install with sensible defaults.* I am not sure what the official definition for "critical" priority is, but local delivery will not break the system. Why not use local delivery, at least at critical priority?
"low", that would mean "Very trivial items that have defaults that
will work in the vast majority of cases; only control freaks see
these." Only the question for the configtype is asked at "critical"
priority because this one question is _very_ important. Otherwise,
only the query for the smarthost is asked at "high" priority for
obvious reasons. I don't think that it is a good idea to hide mail
configuration.
Kind regards, Jason
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