On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 07:53:41PM +0200, Olav Lavell wrote: > Op di 21-10-2003, om 19:13 schreef Roberto Sanchez: > > Olav Lavell wrote: > > > Why would one ever install Exim in a _base_ system? To name just > > > one. > > > > I believe because certain things (like the daily update of the man and > > locate databases) depend on the ability to send mail to a user on the > > system if there is a failure or a problem. > > I know, I know - I just don't agree 100% with that policy, that's all :) > > Why does anything want to send mail to anyone on a Linux system? Can't > they read log files? :) > > Sending mail to an administrator is luxury, not necessity.
The base system is a superset of what's actually required. There are parts of the base system that can be removed. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]