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The only change they +</I>>><i> would notice is when logging in at a root console they would see a message +</I>>><i> saying "You have new mail". +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> b/ Users who have configured a real mail address in msec +</I>>><i> Installing dma as a require will cause these mails to actually start being +</I>>><i> delivered. Since the user has put the real mail address in the msec +</I>>><i> configuration we have to assume they actually want the mails to be +</I>>><i> delivered so that is a "good thing". If their ISP will only accept mail +</I>>><i> from a real MTA as mentioned by Frank Griffin then the message will not be +</I>>><i> delivered unless a relay host is defined in dma. Since they are already +</I>>><i> not being delivered nothing will have changed. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> c/ New users of Mageia 2 +</I>>><i> Changing the defaults in /etc/security/msec/level.* will suppress emails +</I>>><i> other than to those users who have specifically requested them. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Hope that helps +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Derek +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> So if nobody objects or sees other problem with this, i'll modify +</I>><i> the defaults in /etc/security/msec/level.* to not send email by default +</I>><i> and making dma a suggest for msec. +</I>><i> +</I>This poses another problem: + +On a default configuration, we would enable sending reports by installing dma with +the msec update, but also disable sending of all reports by changing the +default settings, +which will apply for everybody who has not run msec-gui or configured msec +manually. +So this change would be quite antipodal. + +I'm for not changing the default to send mail to root, as this would enable +sending of +reports on default configurations, and change nothing for configurations where +people +want those reports sent by mail. + +Opinions, please? +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008783.html">[Mageia-dev] Strange warnings during urpmi "--auto-update -v" +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008744.html">[Mageia-dev] [RFC] msec (nail) can't send reports to local users accounts - require an MTA? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8726">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8726">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8726">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8726">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |