Bug#426980: exim4: [debconf_rewrite] Debconf templates review

Christian Perrier bubulle at debian.org
Tue Jun 5 16:32:04 UTC 2007


> >  Template: exim4/move_exim3_spool
> >  Type: boolean
> >  Default: false
> > -_Description: Move undelivered mails from exim(v3) to exim4 spool?
> > - There are some undelivered mails in exim(v3) (or exim-tls(v3)) spool
> > +_Description: Move undelivered mails from Exim v3 to v4 spool?
> > + There are some undelivered mails in the old spool
> >   directory /var/spool/exim/input/.
> 
> I have changed this to Exim 3 and exim4, to be consistent with the
> existing documentation.

Hmmm, ok, then. It's a little inconsistent, imho, but the existing
documentation argument wins...

> 
> I do not like to suggest reverting to exim 3. exim 3 is gone.
> 
> New wording:
>  This works only one-way: Exim4 can handle exim 3 spool but not

s/exim 3/Exim 3 ?
 
> >  Template: exim4-base/drec
> > -Type: note
> > +Type: error
> 
> According to the developer's reference, template type error is not
> ready to be used yet.

It is now ready. You theoretically need to Version-depend on 
"debconf >=1.4.69" but unless you intend to preserve backportability
on sarge, this is not needed.


> 
> >  _Description: Reconfigure exim4-config instead of this package
> > - Exim4 has its configuration factored out into a dedicated package,
> > - exim4-config. If you want to reconfigure Exim4, use dpkg-reconfigure
> > - exim4-config.
> > + Exim has its configuration factored out into a dedicated package,
> > + exim4-config. To reconfigure Exim, use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'.
> 
> The package name is Exim4. I'm going to keep this in the debconf
> templates.

Well, OK. The intent was being consistent with the fact that Exim 4 is
the only really supported version, but well...

> 
> > - If this system should not be a smarthost for any other host, leave
> > + If this system should not be a relay for any other host, leave
> >   this list blank.
> 
> "smarthost" is rather more special than "relay", so I'd vouch to keep
> the better fitting special term here.


The only drawback is being more jargonic. Maybe add "relay" as an
extra explanation ?

If this system should not be a smarthost (i.e. mail relay) for any
other host...

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