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Re: Should MUA only Recommend mail-transfer-agent?



Hi, Colin Watson wrote:

> There's no point; it's just as easy to create a fake package that
> provides mail-transport-agent with equivs.

I wouldn't even think about that; it's too easy to forget all about that
and then get bitten when you install a package which does require a
working /usr/sbin/sendmail.

> Or they could install
> something tiny like nullmailer or ssmtp and leave it at that.

Better idea.  ;-)

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