Re: drop default MTA for Fedora 15

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"Andrew Haley" <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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.
>


Isn't that what the lsb packages are for?  I you want a "traditional" base, install the group for it. 
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