Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:21:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: Gregory Neil Shapiro <gshapiro@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile src/etc/sendmail Makefile rc.sendmail src/share/man/man8 Makefile Message-ID: <20020421191837.W18289-100000@master.gorean.org> In-Reply-To: <15555.22109.854746.269569@horsey.gshapiro.net>
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, Gregory Neil Shapiro wrote:
> >> Non-sendmail users use the FreeBSD sendmail startup functionality to start
> >> alternative MTAs. Therefore, always install rc.sendmail, regardless of
> >> NO_SENDMAIL make.conf setting. Users can still set mta_start_script to a
> >> different script.
>
> grog> Wouldn't this be a good enough reason to rename the file to rc.mail?
>
> The script is still sendmail specific, checking for things like
> /etc/mail/submit.cf and starting submission queue runners. I'd much prefer
> to see the ports add different rc scripts then to attempt to make this
> script generic enough to satisfy all MTAs.
What Greg may be trying to say, and what I certainly agree with,
is that it may be better for the project to make a generic rc.mail file
than to make an rc.sendmail file.
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