On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:18:15 -0700 Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com> wrote: > I think you should file a wishlist bug report to the fetchmail > maintainer regarding your posting. > > fetchmail did not install /etc/init.d/fetchmail in potato and > documentation on howto do it had some issues. I filed a bug report > pointing out this and maintainer responded by including this init.d > script. He was very prompt. > > Yes, all these init.d scrips are conffile and it should be user's > responsibility to keep it tidy. But what you described is a hassle > which > maintainer may be able to address. Current script is good for people > with always-on connection. It is quite understandable some people start > these in PCMCIA or PPP scripts. > > Oh, if you can propose patch to current package, I am sure the > maintainer will appreciate. > > I think the maintainer has already done so. I'm doing daily upgrades on sid (Yeah, I like to live dangerously), and the last two fetchmail upgrades left my config alone. I *was* thinking of filing a bug (it was only a minor irritant after all), but it seems this is not necessary anymore. So thanks all for the help here, Mart
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