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Re: Making SELinux standard for etch



Hi,

On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 10:36:25PM +0100, James Westby wrote:
>   If you have exim installed, you must either install postfix or write an
>   exim policy, as none currently exists. 
> 
> Is this still the case? It seems that it would be odd to install it by
> default if the default MTA is not supported (I'm not trying to trigger
> that particular debate).

Yes, I think that's still the case. However, it shouldn't be a real
problem. You just won't have any extra protection for exim (so it's as
secure or insecure as if no SELinux was there at all), but all the other
daemons and programs on your system will still profit from SELinux.


Uwe.
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