Why does mysql-server depend on exim?

2009-06-26 Thread mli...@stacktrace.us
I just bootstrapped a fresh vm for some sandbox testing and came across the following issue. While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why

Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?

2009-06-26 Thread Rene Engelhard
Hi, mli...@stacktrace.us wrote: While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why should a database server require a MTA? It doesn't.

Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?

2009-06-26 Thread Cyril Brulebois
mli...@stacktrace.us mli...@stacktrace.us (26/06/2009): While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why should a database server require a MTA?