Bug#522507: exim4-base: debin/control::Depends add anacron

[Jari Aalto]

Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages at zugschlus.de> writes:

> On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 09:49:11PM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
>> The dependency already includes fcron:
>> 
>>      ...a scheduler. It implements most of Vixie Cron's functionalities.
>>      But contrary to Vixie Cron, fcron does not need your system to be
>>      up 7 days a week, 24 hours a day: it also works well with systems
>>      which are running neither all the time nor regularly.
>> 
>> anacron is no different
>
> anacron _is_ different as it does not implement "most of Vixie Cron's
> functionalities".

Does exim have specific needs? That is, is there some "vixie" feature
that is necessary for exim to work, that is not in met by anacron?

fcron, like anacron, is for system no up 24x7; laptops and workstations
that are shut down to conserve energy bill.

Jari