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On Mon, 2006-17-04 at 12:06 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> > What gives? Why does MySQL's server component rely on postfix?</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> MySQL does not rely on postfix. It recommends mailx, which in turn</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> relies on postfix or any other MTA for that matter. Take a look for</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> yourself:</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> <A HREF="http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/misc/mysql-server-5.0">http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/misc/mysql-server-5.0</A></FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Do I really need to trot out the definition of "pedantry" again? Only</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> this time seriously rather than in a humourous vein?</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">That's the absolute limit. You get a good answer to your question and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">accuse him of pedantry.</FONT>
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You consider that a good answer? Plonk away, then, because I rather doubt anything you would answer with would be helpful at all either.<BR>
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A good answer? Was the one that said "the server needs to mail messages somewhere". Instead of fixating on whether it was specifically postfix that was needed or not, the person who provided that answer recognised, you know, the actual question. (Hint: If a question begins with "why" the answer usually begins with some variant of "because" -- direct or implied.) Focusing on an unimportant detail (postfix vs. any number of other MTAs) over the actual content of the question (why does it need a mailer <B>at all</B> -- postfix or otherwise) is purest pedantry.<BR>
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