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

[maximilian attems]

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Marc Haber wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 10:34:25PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > 1. Fix the package to not prompt at high priority if there is a
> > >    reasonable default.
> 
> I don't think there is a reasonable default for Mail. But we have been
> discussing this ad nauseam in the past.

i think it was more difficult in the past.
nowadays commercial isp or universites networks wants you to send
through their smtpd, so local delivery is a not so bad first guess.
 
> > > 2. Switch to using some other package instead (for example, postfix).
> 
> Please do so if you find this is the right thing to do. exim4 sucks
> badly anyway, postfix is the much better MTA. And the switch to
> postfix has the advantage to me personally that it decreases my
> workload.

hmm such a decision seems a bit late in the game,
afaik exim4 has less mem footprint for laptops..
 
> > indeed reassigning to exim4 to produce per defaul an local delivery setup
> > at debconf level high.
> 
> I do not remember reaching consensus that a local delivery setup is
> a reasonable default. Who will handle the bugreports from people who
> claim about broken Mail setup after installation? Will the installer
> people at least provide a canned response to such bug reports?

mention it in the faq and have some cool wouter scripts that
allow better configuration..
 
> > advanced users will be able to use debconf to configure exim4 to their
> > wishes at lower priority or by editing the configs.
> 
> And less advanced users will complain loudly to the exim4 maintainers.

let say users who do that are not bad already ;)

best regards
 
-- 
maks