[pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#582475: Bug#582475: Bug#582475: fetchmail: init script should wait for DNS

Nico Golde nion at debian.org
Mon May 24 05:32:56 UTC 2010


Hi,
* Jan Braun <janbraun at gmx.net> [2010-05-21 17:42]:
> Nico Golde schrob:
> > Hi,
> > * Jan Braun <janbraun at gmx.net> [2010-05-21 13:38]:
> > > Fetchmail's init script should probably depend on exim4 and $named,
> > > rather than just $network. At least here, with dependency-based boot
> > > enabled, the first run always fails because DNS (a local pdnsd) is not
> > > yet available when fetchmail is started ($network implies only low-level
> > > networking). Similarly, fetchmail will usually need an MTA running, so
> > > I've added a dependency on exim4 too (as precaution, I didn't experience
> > > any failures due to this missing). There doesn't seem to be a $mta
> > > target, but you could add other MTAs too if you care.
> > 
> > I tend to disagree, you don't need a local nameserver or mta installed in 
> > order to use fetchmail so I can't follow you on why it makes sense to depend 
> > on those components with the init script.
> 
> Sorry, "depend" was the wrong word. My patch adds them as a "Should-Start"
[...] 

Ah! That makes more sense yes ;) Sorry I as well didn't look at the patch but 
only read your description of the "fix". Yes, this makes sense to me, I'll 
include that.

Cheers
Nico
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