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Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism

From Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism
Date 2021-02-16 10:40 +0100
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On Ma, 16 feb 21, 16:37:20, Kevin Shell wrote:
> Hello Debian Users.
> 
> Why Debian does't have a switchable MTA mechanism
> to allow install multiple MTAs at the same time?

Why do you need this?

> Fedora, Centos etc. allow users to install multiple MTAs at the same 
> multiple MTAs at the same time.
> There's a "alternatives --config mta" command
> to allow to choose between alternative MTA.

Installing and removing/purging packages has traditionally been very 
easy in Debian, such a mechanism would have limited benefits for 
significant added complexity.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 10:00 +0100
  Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-02-16 10:20 +0100
    Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 11:00 +0100
  Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-02-16 10:40 +0100
    Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 10:50 +0100
      Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-02-16 11:20 +0100
        Conflicting alternatives (was: Debian switchable MTA mechanism) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-16 15:20 +0100
          Re: Conflicting alternatives (was: Debian switchable MTA mechanism) Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-16 17:10 +0100
            Re: Conflicting alternatives (was: Debian switchable MTA mechanism) didar <nosferatu@purlo.in> - 2021-02-16 17:30 +0100
          Re: Conflicting alternatives (was: Debian switchable MTA mechanism) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-02-16 17:30 +0100
            Re: Conflicting alternatives (was: Debian switchable MTA mechanism) Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-02-16 18:00 +0100
            Re: Conflicting alternatives Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-16 20:50 +0100
              Re: Conflicting alternatives <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-02-16 21:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-17 00:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives tomas@tuxteam.de - 2021-02-17 09:20 +0100
              Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 02:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-17 05:40 +0100
              Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-16 23:50 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-02-17 01:30 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 13:50 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 16:30 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-02-17 17:00 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 17:10 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2021-02-17 17:30 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-02-18 05:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-18 14:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-02-18 14:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-02-19 05:30 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-19 15:30 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-20 02:00 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-20 14:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-21 02:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-21 17:50 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-02-22 10:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-22 11:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-22 12:50 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-22 15:00 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-22 15:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-22 18:10 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-02-22 11:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 17:20 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-17 17:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 21:40 +0100
                Re: Conflicting alternatives Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 23:50 +0100
      Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-16 12:40 +0100
        Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 13:30 +0100
          Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-16 14:40 +0100
            Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 14:50 +0100
            Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-16 14:50 +0100
              Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-16 14:50 +0100
            Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-02-16 15:20 +0100
      Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-16 23:40 +0100
        Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 02:20 +0100
        Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-17 02:20 +0100
        Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 00:40 +0100
          Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 00:50 +0100
            Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Kevin Shell <kshell@gmx.com> - 2021-02-17 01:00 +0100
  Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2021-02-16 15:20 +0100
    Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-02-16 15:30 +0100
    Re: Debian switchable MTA mechanism Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-02-16 15:30 +0100

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