Bug#422719: exim4-config: Please add commented SYSTEM_ALIASES_PIPE_TRANSPORT setting as example

[Olivier Berger]

Le mardi 08 mai 2007 à 11:05 +0200, Marc Haber a écrit :
> tags #422719 wontfix
> thanks
> 
> On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 11:41:12PM +0200, Olivier Berger wrote:
> > I suggest to add somewhere in the files shipped in
> > /etc/exim4/conf.d/main a commented snippet like this :
> > 
> > ## Uncomment this to allow the use of pipe aliases in /etc/aliases (see
> > ## router/400_exim4-config_system_aliases
> > 
> > #.ifndef SYSTEM_ALIASES_PIPE_TRANSPORT
> > #SYSTEM_ALIASES_PIPE_TRANSPORT = address_pipe
> > #.endif
> 
> I expect people to know what they're doing with an MTA. Adding
> commented examples for each macro we offer does only clutter up the
> configuration.
> 
> I am not going to do this.
> 

I find your answer a bit rude and inconsistant.

Why don't you provide something like :
pipe_transport = address_pipe
directly in router/400_exim4-config_system_aliases, then ?

Either you use the macro and explain which values it may be set to, or
you don't, isn't it ?

... and knowing what one is doing with an MTA is far different than
understanding why and how the maintainer use such config setup by
default in Debian...

Please, think about your users, or don't maintain a package.

Anyway, it's you choice if you don't want to fix that... but please
don't be rude to users trying to improve the situation.

Regards,
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