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>However, I do differ in opinion from Grant. I would prefer that |
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>anything that is /usr/bin/mail works as expected, and that in the |
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>Greater UNIX Picture sorta means using /usr/{lib,sbin}/sendmail. I |
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>think it's a bad thing to create some changes that go against user |
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>expectations. |
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I disagree for two reasons: |
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1. It's causing unneeded software to be installed. Wasted disc space, |
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something else to break, another means to be rooted, etc... |
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2. 'Go against user expectations' is rarely a valid argument. It |
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should only be used as a tie breaker when all other things are equal. |
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Otherwise, improvements, innovations, etc. get stifled because there |
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can be no major changes. If you want to help the user expecting to see |
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sendmail, install a dummy configuration file for it that informs him |
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that nail provides the functionality. |
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