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Re: [bug-mailutils] [courier-users] Name collision
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Eray Aslan |
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Re: [bug-mailutils] [courier-users] Name collision |
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Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:03:11 +0300 |
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Mutt/1.11.3 (2019-02-01) |
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 12:47:16PM +0400, Sergey wrote:
> > both packaged distributions attempt to create the executable
> > file /usr/local/sbin/pop3d.
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> Correctly. Why should it be otherwise?
To have both installed to make switching on the fly easier. Or to have
both running but on different ports. Or ...
> You should split mailutils package to subpackages and must not
> install mailutils-pop3d, mailutils-imap4d (for example) and other
> unneeded.
That's presumptuous. There are a lot of systems out there operating in
way too many environments. This advice makes too many assumptions.
Being considerate of downstream / users is never a bad idea.
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Eray