Harald, > I am not talking about runtime, but installation time. AFAIR the > interface to use is called debconf. Obviously some packages want > to be very sure that I get some important messages, and try to > send me an EMail instead (or in addition). Ah, I see the problem now. Well, it could be regarded a bug in debconf or the MTAs that they do not handle this situation (actually, I think it is a bug in the MTAs). > I have to admit, I haven't tried ssmtp yet. I am using sendmail > for years. Well, ssmtp is made for workstations where users send mail, but that do not need a full mailer (for example, because the mail spool is mounted from the mail server). Simon -- GPG Fingerprint: 040E B5F7 84F1 4FBC CEAD ADC6 18A0 CC8D 5706 A4B4
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