On tor, 2008-08-21 at 10:30 +1000, Alexander Zangerl wrote:
> if you have exim installed, kuvert does not override your wish.

If you have *any* mta installed (including sendmail), the kuvert
dependency will be fullfilled through the | mail-transport-agent
alternative.

> the same happens if you tell apt to get an mta of your choice.
> if on the other hand you select no mta, you get my choice - which is 
> anything BUT exim.

This sucks. Please see the principle of leaste surprise. You should not
end up with different mta installed based on in which order you
installed your other packages.

> 
> >Is there any particular reason why your package needs to deviate from
> >which mta is pulled in by default? 
> 
> i dislike exim extremely.

Then please advocate that the global default is changed rather then
having your own little mini-rebellion.

Also, choice is not hurt by having one streamlined default so that
argument is complete crap. Just because choice is an option doesn't mean
we have to make a complete mess out of the entire distribution.

-- 
Regards,
Andreas Henriksson



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