Hi. I was asked to modify sSMTP package so that we can sSMTP and another MTA can coexist (someone would like to install both sSMTP and Exim). Basically, it is not a bad idea because sSMTP just gets mail off the system and is not a daemon, so it does not really conflict, except because it provides a /usr/sbin/sendmail link.
I don't know what is the best way to do that. I see two solutions: - split it into two packages. ssmtp and ssmtp-sendmail: ssmtp would contain the executables and the configuration, and ssmtp-sendmail would provide the /usr/sbin/sendmail and /usr/lib/sendmail symlinks, conflicting with other MTAS. - use alternatives. It would be a nice way to do this, but I haven't found the answer to this question: if I use update-alternatives to create the sendmail symlinks and if ssmtp does not conflict with other MTAs anymore, what happens when a MTA is being installed? Are the alternatives removed or is dpkg unable to replace the file? Thanks. Regards, Hugo. -- Hugo Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.via.ecp.fr/~hugo/> PGP2 key id 0x8a5af90d, fingerprint 45AB 8D24 B3E4 C9DD E85C 25C8 DB0B BFA3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
