Bug#295546: exim4: auth_hack_outlook4 option

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 07:45:08PM +0100, Piotr Roszatycki wrote:
> It is not true that your package is close to upstream. The list of 
> patches shows you're applied localscan_dlopen and exiscan. This is far 
> from upstream.

exiscan is a patch which is developed closely to upstream, and
localscan_dlopen is necessary for other functionalities that the
packaging relies on.

We try to stay as closely to upstream as possible. Applying patches
that upstream has explicitly rejected is a non-option here.

> What are the real reasons for rejecting the patch?

We try to stay as closely to upstream as possible. Applying patches
that upstream has explicitly rejected would violate this policy.

> Can you reconsider your decision, please?

Done. The result is still the same.

Greetings
Marc

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