On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:46:48 +1000 (EST) Matthew Palmer <mjp16@ieee.uow.edu.au> wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 anobo@gmx.de wrote: > > > Now I'm wondering about it even more. IMHO `maildirmake' is _very_ > > necessary for any mail and as it seems to be only a 2-line-shell-script > > why it isn't included anywhere and anyway in the base-system? > > As I recall, maildirmake is only needed if you are running Maildir-based > MDAs, which Debian does not by default[1]. That is enough of a reason not > to ship it in the base system, regardless of whether it's a two line shell > script or not. > > [1] Arguments as to whether Debian should do this or not should be directed > to /dev/null. Exim is capable of handling Maildir mailboxes. It's Priority: important. I don't know if that counts as "shipping it by default" or not, but I would certainly say that it's the closest thing around.
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