Bug#288063: [pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#288063: Reopen? /etc/fetchmailrc contains passwords

[Loïc Minier]

        Hi,

On mer, oct 19, 2005, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> But then dpkg would pester the user about the file every time the
> template in the deb changes, and at random times even without. Which I
> absolutely hate.

 Only when upgrading, only when the template changes.  You seem to
 describe more of a dpkg bug / behavior you dislike than a fetchmail
 specific problem. :)

> If you want fetchmail to handle the file and be policy conform then I
> think a better way would be to create the file in postinst, only if it
> is missing, and remove the file on purge.

 Yes, that's the other way to handle configuration file, this is more
 risk though, and moves the information of "what configuration files has
 the package" away from the list of files.  :-/

 Since this issue of putting the file as a a conffile or handle it by
 script is purely of taste, I'll let the fetchmail maintainers make
 their mind, but I don't see why a template such as "consult the
 fetchmailrc manual page for details on how to use this file", or "see
 examples under /usr/share/doc/fetchmail" would cause frequent updates.
 :)

   Cheers,
-- 
Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>