On 2010-03-14 Ian Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > reopen 573775 > severity 573775 wishlist > thanks
> > It is a feature, it is documented ;-) > > file:///usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.html#id2849223 > Uhhhh, right. > I see that README.Debian says: > If you insist on using /etc/aliases in the traditional way, you will > need to activate the respective functions by setting the transport > options on the system_aliases router appropriately. Macros are defined > to make this easier. See > /etc/exim4/conf.d/router/400_exim4-config_system_aliases for > information about which macros are available. You might find the > address_file, address_pipe and/or address_directory transports that > are used for the userforward router helpful in writing your own > transports for use in the system_aliases router. > Can I request that a debconf question be introduced (low priority if > you must) to make this more automatic ? This lack-of-feature is very > surprising to traditional Unix administrators and it would be nice to > make it easy to turn on. > If you agree I may see if I can provide a patch. [...] Hello, I would not like to have a debconf question for this, no. The debconf stuff does not come for free, there is non-neglibable cost in maintainance and and complexity. Editing a config file is straight forward enough. cu andreas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
