would it be possible to choose username of exim via debconf?

Marc Haber mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:03:00 +0200


On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 12:48:34PM -0400, Walter Tautz wrote:
> See subject. Before you jump to down my throat I do understand the
> reasons Debian-exim was used and accept it but it seems not unreasonable
> to allow a sysadmin to choose an alternate name?

That would mean adding a _lot_ of complexity to the packages'
maintainer scripts. Please take a look at them, decide whether it is a
good idea to make them even more complex, and if you still think that
would be a good idea, provide a patch for sarge+1.

Greetings
Marc

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