Re: [SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-14 Thread Peter Kiem
Hi, > Hmm... Well, it's not entirely my fault, as config files should remain > in the config directory. I will work around it in the RPM, but this is, > perhaps, something that should be done upstream. Agreed that config files should remain in /etc. Why not keep the default_pref file fully in /e

Re: [SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-14 Thread Brian S. Bergin
At 08:20 14 10 03 Tuesday, you wrote: On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 08:06, Brian S. Bergin wrote: > There's always the possibility that the file format may change so it > should import the old prefs into a new file if it must be overwritten > with the original saved as default_pref.bak. No, it shouldn't.

Re: [SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-14 Thread Konstantin Riabitsev
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 08:06, Brian S. Bergin wrote: > There's always the possibility that the file format may change so it > should import the old prefs into a new file if it must be overwritten > with the original saved as default_pref.bak. No, it shouldn't. Overwriting config files is a bad idea

Re: [SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-14 Thread Konstantin Riabitsev
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 01:13, Peter Kiem wrote: > Hi, > > I recently upgraded my squirrelmail installation using the > squirrelmail-1.4.2-0.1.7.x.noarch.rpm on a Red Hat 7.3 system and it > overwrite my /var/lib/squirrelmail/prefs/default_pref file. Hmm... Well, it's not entirely my fault, as conf

Re: [SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-14 Thread Brian S. Bergin
At 01:13 14 10 03 Tuesday, you wrote: I recently upgraded my squirrelmail installation using the squirrelmail-1.4.2-0.1.7.x.noarch.rpm on a Red Hat 7.3 system and it overwrite my /var/lib/squirrelmail/prefs/default_pref file. I have customised this file to provide better defaults for my new user

[SM-USERS] The squirrelmail RPM overwrites default_pref

2003-10-13 Thread Peter Kiem
Hi, I recently upgraded my squirrelmail installation using the squirrelmail-1.4.2-0.1.7.x.noarch.rpm on a Red Hat 7.3 system and it overwrite my /var/lib/squirrelmail/prefs/default_pref file. I have customised this file to provide better defaults for my new users and had to get it back from backu