On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:00:36AM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 07:55:48PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ok, I know this has been brought up on the list, but I just want to vent my > > frustration at this fine distribution picking such a horrible username for > > exim4! > > > > Sheesh! I mean, the maintainers do a fine job otherwise, but I can't believe > > that this package is going into sarge this way.
Please see the README.Debian-exim file included with the package, or on http://q.bofh.de/~mh/stuff/README.Debian-accountname. > > blech... > > > I believe this was done because there is some Debian policy that a > weird user name must be created in this case. No, the weird account name was chosen in absense of a formal policy to minimize the chance of clashes with account names deliberately created by the local admin. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]