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Re: Postfix configuration



On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:18:02 +1000, bml@bookcellar.com.au wrote:

> Postfix is not one single package. For example I have (dpkg-query -- 
> list | grep postfix):
> postfix        2.1.5-9        A high-performance mail transport agent
> postfix-doc    2.1.5-9        Postfix documentation
> postfix-mysql  2.1.5-9        MYSQL map support for Postfix
> postfix-pcre   2.1.5-9        PCRE map support for Postfix

Thanks for the answer; though unconvincing. Don't see any reason why we
have a castrated package and no obvious way to get a full one. Yes, I
tried dpkg-reconfigure, but it never proposed a full install.
I saw the postfix-doc, but I don't really need it. vi main.cf usually
gets me where I want.
I don't want MySQL neither, so why install ? I don't need perl-stuff,
neither. So why install ?
I would understand a cut-down /etc/postfix with a full one elsewhere; but
then reconfigure should ask and enable it.

He, am I the only one missing transport maps and stuff ??

> You can check http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html for main.cf
> options.

I know this URL. "Why make things easy when you can make them complicated
?" It is much easier to find all options in an option file; with empty
fields or commented; then an empty option file and up to the user to
search, find and copy & paste these options into the options file and set
them properly. Really wonder who invented this folly !?

Another effort: where, in which package, can I find the complete set of
option files, please ?

Uwe




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