Bug#379485: preseed exim4 template for desktop+laptop class to local delivery

[maximilian attems]

reassign 379485 exim4
retitle 379485 please default exim4 for local delivery at debconf level high
thanks

On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Joey Hess wrote:

> maximilian attems wrote:
> > rationale:
> > either webmail or pop3/imap via thunderbird/evolution are the highest
> > probable case for laptop+desktop user.
> > 
> > expert user will want anyway better configurability
> > of the exim4 configs.
> > 
> > exim4, popularity-contest and xorg warning were the only templates
> > that prompted irc.
> 
> Preseeding or otherwise avoiding questions is entirely out of scope for
> tasksel. The only two possible solutions are:
> 
> 1. Fix the package to not prompt at high priority if there is a
>    reasonable default.
> 2. Switch to using some other package instead (for example, postfix).
> 
> Note that exim4 is not part of either the laptop or desktop task, but
> instead is part of the standard system.
> 
> -- 
> see shy jo

indeed reassigning to exim4 to produce per defaul an local delivery setup
at debconf level high.  that is sane for security reasons. afair postfix
is setup that way in Debian.

advanced users will be able to use debconf to configure exim4 to their
wishes at lower priority or by editing the configs.

-- 
maks