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Re: /etc/mailname



On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Josip Rodin wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 06:57:21PM -0500, christophe barbé wrote:
> > > > I can't find which package is responsible for this file :
> > > >
> > > > /etc# dpkg -S mailname
> > > > dpkg: *mailname* not found.
> > >
> > > There is not a single package which is the only responsible for it>
> >
> > Ok So as I understand it, this file should be owned by the MTA.
> > It is disapointed to see a file in /etc owned by nobody, especially for
> > one so much used.
>
> What is it with "owning stuff"? Why are you so attached to dpkg -S working?
> Nobody ever said all files must be known to dpkg -S.

Which doesn't mean that it wouldn't be useful if it were so [except
where it doesn't make sense of course].
*t

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