Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed
Brian M. Carlson wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:41:18AM +0100, Xavier Roche wrote:
> > > In this case, should the package just document what the use
> > > should do (it will be different for each MTA) or at least
> > > detect which MTA is installed and copy an example config file
> >
> > Ensure that the depends: field in control has something like
> > Depends: (sendmail | qmail | postfix)
>
> It would be even better if you could make it work with a generic
> mail-transport-agent.
to throw even more monkeywrenches in the gearbox, some people may have
compiled an MTA outside of the packaging system, and be using qmail/
sendmail/postfix (the uspported MTA's) but not have it registered with
apt/dpkg at all.
it is at your discretion to not support such a setup, of course.
-john
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