Bug#275953: exim4-config: [dpkg-reconfigure] Please rephrase "Your main name is hostname..."

[Marc Haber]

tags #275953 confirmed pending
thanks

On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 11:05:17AM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
> While running dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config, the dialog asks:
> 
> 	Your "mail name" is the hostname portion of the address to be shown ...
> 	...
> 	This name ... full domain name (FQDN) ...
> 
> This seems to give contradicting information. The hostname usually
> refers to $HOSTNAME while the FQDN is composed from $HOST and domain
> names. It is not entirely clear what should be typed in this prompt.
> 
> Please either give specific example, like:
> 
> 	Example: if your mail address is foo at host.example.com, then the value
> 	typed below would be host.exmaple.com
> 
> or mention that the value should be Fully Qualified domain name and drop
> the references to "hostname".

Suggestion for new template name: 
_Description: System mail name:
 The "mail name" is the domain name used to "qualify" mail addresses
 without a domain name.
 .
 This name will also be used by other programs; it should be the
 single, full domain name (FQDN).
 .
 For example, if your mail address if foo at domain.example, then the
 correct value for this option would be domain.example.
 .
 This name won't appear on From: lines of outgoing mails if you enable
 rewriting.

I have committed this to svn. Please comment.

Greetings
Marc

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