Bug#426980: exim4: [debconf_rewrite] Debconf templates review

[Marc Haber]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 06:32:04PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> > I do not like to suggest reverting to exim 3. exim 3 is gone.
> > 
> > New wording:
> >  This works only one-way: Exim4 can handle exim 3 spool but not
> 
> s/exim 3/Exim 3 ?

Yes. Committed.

> > >  Template: exim4-base/drec
> > > -Type: note
> > > +Type: error
> > 
> > According to the developer's reference, template type error is not
> > ready to be used yet.
> 
> It is now ready. You theoretically need to Version-depend on 
> "debconf >=1.4.69" but unless you intend to preserve backportability
> on sarge, this is not needed.

I see. Then the developer's reference needs updating.

What exactly is the advantage of using error instead of note? I don't
think that the message is a real error.

> > >  _Description: Reconfigure exim4-config instead of this package
> > > - Exim4 has its configuration factored out into a dedicated package,
> > > - exim4-config. If you want to reconfigure Exim4, use dpkg-reconfigure
> > > - exim4-config.
> > > + Exim has its configuration factored out into a dedicated package,
> > > + exim4-config. To reconfigure Exim, use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'.
> > 
> > The package name is Exim4. I'm going to keep this in the debconf
> > templates.
> 
> Well, OK. The intent was being consistent with the fact that Exim 4 is
> the only really supported version, but well...

Exim 3 in a package "exim" is not long enough gone for this change, IMO.

> > > - If this system should not be a smarthost for any other host, leave
> > > + If this system should not be a relay for any other host, leave
> > >   this list blank.
> > 
> > "smarthost" is rather more special than "relay", so I'd vouch to keep
> > the better fitting special term here.
> 
> The only drawback is being more jargonic. Maybe add "relay" as an
> extra explanation ?
> 
> If this system should not be a smarthost (i.e. mail relay) for any
> other host...

I am not convinced. The word "relay" has been abused too much to be of
real use here. The technically correct term is smarthost, and I don't
see the advantage of using a term that is more fuzzy here.

Greetings
Marc

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