Nicolas Williams writes: > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 08:03:18PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > You're probably right. If there are no objections, I can install the > > mailwrapper binary at /usr/lib/sendmail. > > I think that makes zero difference from a getting-the-docs-right point > of view, but having /usr/lib/sendmail as a symlink to mailwrapper sure > does make a difference: it gives those users who would do "ls -l > /usr/lib/sendmail" a mega-clue as to what manpage to read.
That's precisely the problem I was pointing out. The sendmail(1M) man page documents the /usr/lib/sendmail interface. If that's to become mailwrapper (and I agree it should!), then it's _wrong_ to have that man page document something other than mailwrapper. You're assuming that users will do "ls -l /usr/lib/sendmail", see the mailwrapper link, and then stumble onto the mailwrapper(1M) man page. I'm assuming that the user invokes "man sendmail" first, and we tell him exactly what the interface does (it's not sendmail.org anymore), and that we point him in the right direction from there. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
