Bug#392831: exim4-config: colons or semi colons as separators (debconf templates issue)

[Andreas Barth]

* Andreas Metzler (ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org) [061014 02:57]:
> > To spare people from doubling the colons in IP address lists, exim now
> > allows selection of other separator characters. The semicolon as
> > separator for IP address lists was introduced a few months ago. I
> > think it is a good idea to be consistent here and to have all lists
> > semicolon separated now.
> 
> I just disagree that this is important enough to break working setups.
> In hindsight ";" was a bad choice as new default. :-(

Yep, but now we just have a few bad choices where we have to pick one:
1. Having inconsistent user interface between the two different debconf
fields;
2. Breaking usage of debconf very specialised setups for
well-experienced users

Actually, though I think it is nice to allow expert usage in debconf as
well, I agree to having a consistent interface is in this case more
important.


Cheers,
Andi
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