Re: drop default MTA for Fedora 15

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On 08/24/2010 02:58 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Chris Adams wrote:
>> What do we gain by not having any MTA installed (other than a little bit
>> of disk space)?  I understand that "a little bit of disk space" can add
>> up quick, but a local queueing MTA is a pretty standard part of a Unix
>> system.
> 
> Why are you complaining? If your package needs an MTA - put in a Requires!

Not everything that runs on Fedora is a Fedora package: people run
their own programs, too.  Some things, like the existence of /bin/ls
or being able to send mail by piping the message to either /bin/mail
or /usr/{sbin,lib}/sendmail are basic features of UNIX.

Andrew.
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