Thanks for your report. 1) is a configuration option and by default smartd is not started. Changing a default configuration option isn't really a bug and require more discussion, which should be done on an appropriate mailing list or forum. http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists might be a good start for determining which mailing list to use.
2) The package recommends mailx or mailutils. ** Changed in: smartmontools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Invalid -- smartmontools daemon won't start automatically https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs