Re: MIME (was Re: Installation report: 1997-04-04)
Then please have the package ask an initial question if the user wants
these question or the package to proceed by assuming reasonable defaults.
I am sorry but I am using MIME but dont care what is going on as long as
it works.
On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Brian C. White wrote:
> > > I hate MIME priority selection. We need a global tool for this.
>
> Everybody does, including me.
>
> It's on my list of things to do before the next release of Debian
> (after 1.3).
>
>
> > The simplest fix would be for Brian to get that package to shut up on
> > upgrades / installs like me and others have asked for repeatedly.
>
> I've already explained the potential problems with this.
>
>
> > Priorities can be changed later manually from the defaults set by the
> > installation/ upgrade of the package.
>
> Not with the current design it can't. Any changes made to the mailcap
> file not inside the user section will get lost at the next run of
> 'install-mime'.
>
> Brian
> ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> You can never be too good looking or too well equipped. -- Dilbert
>
>
>
Reply to: