Comment 7 for bug 141641
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| Jeff Licquia (jeff-licquia) wrote Re: [Bug 141641] Re: installing lsb requires postfix | #7 |
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(Get the code!)
Martin Pitt wrote:
> The actual flaw here is that it encourages applications to rely on being
> able to send local mail, forget about it, and assume that the user
> actually read it.
The requirement is actually an effect, not a cause, of that
encouragement. We've got 20+ years of history behind the sendmail
expectation, and many apps that predate the LSB and even Linux which
expect it.