Bug#443210: exim4-config: Debconf doesn't prompt for dc_relay_domains when dc_mailtype is smarthost

[Marc Haber]

On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 07:53:52AM -0700, Shane wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 10:41:54AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 10:24:33AM -0700, Shane Wegner wrote:
> > > When smarthost is selected for delivery type, we never get prompted for
> > > dc_relay_domains.  If dc_relay_domains was set previously as in the case the
> > > server used direct SMTP and now uses a SmartHost, it is not possible to
> > > change or clear dc_relay_domains via DebConf.
> > 
> > I am not sure whether it is worth to consider this a bug. A possible
> > workaround is to edit /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf with an editor.
> 
> That's fair and is what we ended up doing.  I just figured
> a user wouldn't necessarily realize when moving from direct
> SMTP to SmartHost that his relaying configuration would no
> longer be available via DebConf.  Feel free to close if you
> don't consider it a bug though.  It's certainly of the
> minor variety.

I think it is a bug, but I am kind of afraid of changing the logic of
the config script. I have broken it in the past more than once.

Would it be acceptable to zero out inapplicable values when the
delivery type is changed? Or just to have update-exim4.conf ignore
inapplicable values?

I think I'm going to ask my colleagues on pkg-exim4-devel.

Greetings
Marc

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