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Re: default MTA for sarge



On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 03:08:52PM +0400, Vadim Berkgaut wrote:

[Please don't send me private copies of list mail.]

> >> Sorry, do I understand it correctly:
> >> default MTA is only required because 'at' in base depends on it?
> 
> > An MTA is *not* required. It is in base. There's a difference.
> 
> *Not* required, but *is* in base. Sounds bad.

Not bad at all. The set of required packages (basically Essential: yes
and Priority: required) is a subset of the set of base packages. Look at
anything in /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/ for the list.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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