[@core] working definition for the minimal package set

Chris Adams cmadams at hiwaay.net
Wed Nov 14 14:18:39 UTC 2012


Once upon a time, Thomas Bendler <ml at bendler-net.de> said:
> Does an MTA really make sense in the core definition? The configuration of
> MTA is nowadays much more complex compared to the "old" days. Normaly you
> need a FQDN, you need a SMTP relay and lot other stuff more. So you will
> only get the mails off the system after a lot of configuration work which
> can, from my point of view, also include the installation of an MTA.

Well, as soon as you have cron, you'll have things wanting to send
email, and even sendmail mail to "root" on the local system requires
some type of MTA in most cases.
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Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
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