Bug#260141: Please rewrite exim4/exim4-config-title for better integration with Debian Installer

Marc Haber Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>, 260141-maintonly@bugs.debian.org
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:42:36 +0100


On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 02:14:41PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> The screen which allows choosing the type of configuration is the only one
> shown during a default Debian Installer base system install.
> 
> It comes immediately after other d-i screen and the current wording does not
> make obvious that this screen is about configuring the mail system.
> 
> I suggest rewirting "Configuring Exim v4 (exim4-config)" to something more general such as
> "Mail server (Exim4) configuration" or even "Mail Server configuration"
> 
> The first paragraph should maybe mention something like "Select the mail
> server configuration type that best fits your needs".
> 
> These quite minor changes would make a better integration of the Exim
> configuration step into Debian Installer
> 
> I'm also wondering whether the  exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype could be
> "high" priority only. After all, the default "no configuration" does not
> break the system....This would save one question on "critical" priority
> installs, which will be anyway used in very special cases, where full
> automation and less user interaction is very important.

Do these suggestions still apply? It is adviseable to follow them at
this stage of Release?

Greetings
Marc

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