Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread LaMont Jones
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 12:55:18PM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > LaMont Jones wrote: > Obvious. Obvious ! > This is - maybe only my - personal style. > 1. It avoids typos (if I retyped the line) > 2. It avoids opening any other file > > I (use vi) simply /[parameter to be changed] and make the altera

Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread Uwe Dippel
LaMont Jones wrote: No. Maybe: # Add settings found in /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist if you need to # change things. But there's absolutely no reason to copy the whole # file into place just to add one parm. Usability: I used postfix a few times before and know to handle it. On Debian it

Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread LaMont Jones
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 11:03:11AM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > LaMont Jones wrote: > Well, saw this and asked myself what 'fuller' means. I don't expect that > one to be 'fuller', but eventually 'original'. Ah, ok. > How about something like > ># This file contains a small subset of parameters.

Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread Uwe Dippel
LaMont Jones wrote: well, except for these lines at the start of /etc/postfix/main.cf: # see /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, fuller # version of this file. Well, saw this and asked myself what 'fuller' means. I don't expect that one to be 'fuller', but eventually 'origina

Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread LaMont Jones
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 03:24:21AM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > This is bad news. The reasoning is flawed from the start: > 1. There is no hint that /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist would be the > original main.cf. And it even isn't. How to know ? well, except for these lines at the start of /etc/po

Bug#322320: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete)

2005-12-24 Thread Uwe Dippel
Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: Postfix install creates a highly cut-down set of configuration options in /etc/postfix. main.cf is highly incomplete compared to the upstream version. Example: only to make it delivering to Maildir/, an option has to be added; See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf

Bug#322320: Postfix configuration in /etc/postfix incomplete

2005-08-10 Thread Uwe Dippel
Package: Postfix Version: 2.1.5-9 Postfix install creates a highly cut-down set of configuration options in /etc/postfix. main.cf is highly incomplete compared to the upstream version. Example: only to make it delivering to Maildir/, an option has to be added; instead of the option prevailing