Bug#230602: ITP: logwatch -- logwatch - a log analyzer written in perl
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 10:04:19PM +0100, Willi Mann V. wrote:
> Francesco Paolo Lovergine wrote:
> >On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 10:55:16AM +0100, Willi Mann wrote:
> >
> >>The report is mailed using mailx.
> >>
> >
> >
> >Ugh! Why not sendmail or better a proper perl module???
> >
> That was the decision of Kirk Bauer, not mine. Could you tell me the
> reason why you don't like mailx? If you give me a good reason, I'll
> propose a patch upstream, but I'm definitly not going to change it just
> for Debian, unless it's neccessary.
>
Tilde escape commands in mailx for instances. Data input needs to be
accurately checked to avoid abuses. That's the reason to avoid in general
the use of such a command. Moreoveri, perl has different proper and
powerful methods to send e-mail. There is no need to spawn a program
like that. So, that's also a stylistic issue.
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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