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Re: POP3 daemons in Debian



On Fri, Sep 25, 1998 at 12:15:20AM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> That reminds me, I'm getting reading to upload a new imap package and I
> need to do something about the imap "thingies."  (ipop2d and ipop3d.)
> Currently, I include them in the package and install them into /usr/sbin
> but I don't actually put them in inetd.conf or anything.  The reason is,
> like me, most people probably run qpopper or something and would be rather
> displeased if I were to replace it with the less-featureful ones from
> imap.  On the other hand, just leaving unused files lying around doesn't
> seem to good either.
> 
> Is this the kind of thing alternatives could be used for?  If so, do the
> cucipop, and qpopper maintainers and I just work out the details between
> ourselves or is there a more formal process I should follow?

Split the package up and put the pop2/3 daemons in their own packages,
especially if they will install without imap.

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