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Subject: Re: Replacing sendmail
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> > It may be.  :-)  Make sure that you also add a
> > 
> > pkg_control -enable sendmail		# fix it (unless was removed)
> > 
> > too.

> I'm not sure that pkg_control is the right interface point, however,
> as it brings up unpleasant connotations of the ioctl() interface which
> is braindamaged enough already. :-)

> Perhaps something specifically for controlling mail system behavior
> could be devised, one aspect of which could be MTA selection.

I'm envisioning something more general-purpose, eventually (optionally)
hidden behind a slick user interface.

MTA selection can be handled by doing 'pkg_control -disable sendmail;
pkg_control -enable qmail'.  Of course, for novices, this operation
would be hidden behind the slick UI that hasn't been written yet.

I've already written the framework for this.  See
http://www.pobox.com/~bmk/pkg_control.tar.gz if you're interested
in what's been done so far.

I'd like to hear your input.