Re: make anacron a base package
"Steve Lamb" <morpheus@rpglink.com> writes:
> On 31 Mar 1999 17:05:59 -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
>
> >> Sendmail's .mc files are nice, too, but still less readable to a new
> >> user than exim.conf. Well, you could say that this is only my opinion,
> >And what makes it more readable? And is this difference really
> >significant? And if so, why?
>
> If you had read it, you wouldn't be asking that. The difference is
> significant because the default mailer isn't for those people who want to use
> another mailer, or are worried about the default, or have a preference. It
> is for those people who don't have a preference and haven't done anything
> like running and administering a unix-like system before.
Right. And if the difference in readibility between sendmail.mc and
exim.conf is insignificant, then the argument that exim ought to win
because it's easier to learn is made moot. I note how you
specifically tried to weasel out of answering this issue.
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