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Re: qmail should use different uids



Previously Mr. Christopher F. Miller wrote:
> We could make base-passwd a virtual package depending on either 
> base-passwd-qmail or base-passwd-non-qmail.

That would be silly.

> But seriously, I'd personally be a bit annoyed at having to reconfigure 
> several dozen systems. 

You wouldn't have to, it's perfectly possible to do this unattended.
qmail is a special case since we should know exactly what files have
which owner.

The advantage is simple: if we get all references to non-free removed
from main the FSF will distribute Debian as well. Having the qmail uids
in the default passwd would clearly be unacceptable for them.

Wichert.

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