Bug#289959: /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf

[Olaf van der Spek]

On 4/16/05, Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 01:17:39AM +0200, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> > > imho, update-exim4.conf(8) is about as clear as it could be about the
> > > answer to that question:
> >
> > Wouldn't it be possible (and easier) to just add
> > dc_localdelivery=3D'mail_spool' to /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf?
>=20
> exim4-config.postinst currently has a minimally invasive approach. The
> file is only changed when a change is _really_ necessary. Adding the
> line with a default value would be a violation of this approach.
>=20
> Additionally, I don't think that it is doing users a service if one
> keeps them from reading the docs by providing configuration files
> which can be fully understood without refering to the docs.
>=20
> That being said, I will consider applying a patch to
> exim4-config.postinst, adding the dc_localdelivery=3D'mail_spool' line
> if one is not found in the file. I reserve the right to expect the
> patch to conform to my aesthetical views.

I don't have the expertise to write such a patch, but IMO the change
has made this variable harder to edit instead of easier.