Ben Beuchler writes:
> While pushing for the implementation of qmail at work, the other admins
> tend to attack rather inconsequential stuff, like it's somewhat odd file
> structure ( /var/qmail/bin? Who puts executables in /var??? ). I like
> the fact that that is the only thing they can find to disagree with, but
> can anyone share the logic behind it? I'm sure it must be irrefutable,
> considering the source, but I can't seem to track down an explanation
> anywhere...
The binaries are specific to the set of uids and gids assigned to the
qmail users. The man pages are customized using the same compile-time
options as the executables. Therefore, all qmail files are specific
to the current machine they're running on therefore they belong in /var.
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