On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 06:24:47PM -0500, Will Lowe wrote: > > One other question: Does anyone think having a "never ask about this > > config file again" option is a good thing? I'm torn. > > Not on a per-conffile basis, I think. Maybe there should be a way to make > the default for _all_ conffiles be "ask no questions, (accept the dpkg N > answer), send email about what you did". With BIG WARNINGS about how much > stuff might break if you enabled it.
Ideally, I'd only ever like to be asked if I want to upgrade a conf file if the syntax or semantics of the conffile has changed.. This would be another of the maintainer's roles. Regards, rmt. -- Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. War is peace. -- George Orwell