drop default MTA for Fedora 15

Stephen John Smoogen smooge at gmail.com
Tue Aug 24 19:05:47 UTC 2010


On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 08:27, Michael Cronenworth <mike at cchtml.com> wrote:
> Paul Howarth wrote:
>> I use "at" on a regular basis, to schedule large downloads and uploads
>> when my ADSL bandwidth becomes unmetered after midnight.
>>
>> And I like getting the resulting email in the morning showing that all
>> went well, or not as the case may be.
>
> No one will prevent you from doing so. Nothing on your end will change.
>
>
> I get it now - This is the old meets the new.
>
> New: MTA? WTF?
> Old: MTA! <3
>
> It is asking a lot for Fedora to be a "one size fits all" distribution.
> No one will be happy, so what can the compromise be?
>
> 1) Leave as is. Makes MTA-lovers rejoice. Other folks will continue to
> yum remove.
> 2) Remove from comps. Makes Desktop users rejoice. Other folks will yum
> install {sendmail,postfix,exim,$MTA}
> 3) Make Fedora installs separated into "usage-based" comps. Server,
> Laptop, Netbook, and Handheld (read MeeGo).

Your comments have been nothing but hostile and attacking. Please be
more excellent and quit trying to pick a fight.



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