[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Manoj Srivastava) wrote on 16.04.98 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian>> I think that conffiles are usually configuration files, and Ian>> configuration files always belong in /etc. I think it would be a Ian>> very exceptional conffile which shouldn't be in one of those Ian>> areas. > Could we go further and ask that any suchexception be > mentioned on the policy list, so the rest of us may see such wonders? > ;-) Given the fact that we can not determine off hand an example of > such a file, I think that this is not unreasonable. Weell, a short grep/sort in /var/dpkg/info shows these candidates - note I make no comment on their desirability either way: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XCal.help /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XEarth /usr/lib/spamdb/constants /usr/lib/spamdb/procmail.recipe /usr/sbin/faxrunqd /var/lib/dosemu/hdimage.first /var/lib/games/nethack/logfile /var/lib/games/nethack/record /var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/categories /var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/config /var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/gnatsd.conf /var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/responsible /var/lib/gnats/gnats-db/gnats-adm/submitters /var/lib/mime/mime-db /var/list/.bin/mimencap.local /var/list/.etc/archive.txt /var/list/.etc/help.txt /var/list/.etc/rc.archive /var/list/.etc/rc.custom /var/list/.etc/rc.main /var/list/.etc/rc.post /var/list/.etc/rc.request /var/list/.etc/rc.submit /var/list/.etc/subscribe.txt /var/list/.etc/unsubscribe.txt /var/named/named.local /var/named/named.rev-local /var/named/named.root /var/news/WELCOME MfG Kai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
