#3236: mutt: should use /var/tmp for mail drafts by default
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Reporter: anto...@dyne.org | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment(by vinc17):
I agree with madduck.
[http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#TMPTEMPORARYFILES FHS] even
recommends: ''Although data stored in /tmp may be deleted in a site-
specific manner, it is recommended that files and directories located in
/tmp be deleted whenever the system is booted.''
A system reboot can occur almost at any time, for various reasons. And it
generally occurs much more often than disk failures. So, the fact that
disk failures can occur is not a reason not to change /tmp to /var/tmp (or
the user's home directory). It is known that /var/tmp is safer than (or at
least as safe as) /tmp and it is required by FHS.
Concerning the possible problems with the user's home directory, this is
completely ridiculous: Mutt ''already'' uses the home directory by default
for postponed messages. So, there would ''not'' be more problems, and
AFAIK, no-one has complained.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3236#comment:8>
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