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Re: Resolutions to comments on LSB-FHS-TS_SPEC_V1.0



On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Wichert Akkerman wrote:

> Previously Daniel Quinlan wrote:
> > I would like to be more certain that nobody is going to be upset by
> > any changes to the mail spool specification in FHS, so could you tell
> > me your distribution's preference on this?
> 
> Can we agree our preference is /var/mail, is stated in the current FHS?

I mostly disagree with it:
1/ the change is not justified. ("the other UNIX vendors do it" is not a
valid reason)
2/ its contain really fits the /var/spool category (grows/shrinks
randomly, tmp repository only)

	Cordialement,

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