[Mimedefang] Overcoming RPM stupidity

[Michael Lang]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 07:39:51AM -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Michael Lang wrote:
> 
> >%config(noreplace) /etc/mail/mimedefang-filter
> >%config(noreplace) /etc/mail/sa-mimedefang.cf
> >%config(noreplace) /etc/mail/sa-mimedefang.cf.example
> >%config(noreplace) /etc/sysconfig/%{name}
> >
> >for my side i only modifyed less as possible in the original files and 
> >added a
> >require('myfilter.pl') the mimedefang-filter file. I overwrite there the 
> >functions
> >i need or add additional ones ...
> 
> The RedHat way of thinking would probably put the user-configurable
> piece in something like /etc/sysconfig/mimedefang-filter.pl and have
> the base system version include that. Then at some unspecified time
> in the future, a GUI tool might appear to help edit that file.

they do ... your /etc/sysconfig/mimedefang file tells which filter file
to use ... but the main problem was that even the filter itself should
not be overwritten as declared in the specfile, so the changes where
made to /usr/bin/mimedefang.pl i suppose which was replace by the
update. 

Greetz mIke

> 
> --
>   Les Mikesell
>    les at futuresource.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
> NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above
> message, it is NULL AND VOID.  You may ignore it.
> 
> Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com
> MIMEDefang mailing list MIMEDefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <https://lists.mimedefang.org/pipermail/mimedefang_lists.mimedefang.org/attachments/20061220/3016c190/attachment-0003.sig>