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Re: How to detect if Sendmail/Postfix/Qmail is installed



On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:25:16PM +0000, 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 should be
> Depends: sendmail | postfix
> . You cannot depend on a non-free package if you are in main. Is this
> package free? I could not find a license anywhere.

I believe it is permitted to depend on a non-free package as a
possible, but not preferred, alternative in a list.

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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