On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:39:36PM +0100, peter green wrote: >> 2) Introduce a default-mta package (currently) depending on exim4. All >> packages requiring a MTA should depend on default-mta | >> mail-transport-agent. This will have the extra advantage that we (and >> others like CDDs and derived distros) easily could swap default MTA. > What concerns me about this approach is that it could easilly end up with > dist-upgrades swapping out users mail systems without warning. I would > consider such behaviour unacceptable as it could easilly cause mail loss
Er, no, that wouldn't happen. As long as packages correctly depend on default-mta | mail-transport-agent, this will have no impact on upgrades. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]