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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: mutt-1.2.5i-5


On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 11:20:06AM -0400, Harig, Mark A. wrote:
> > Don't change anything.
> >
> > The users should change $HOME/.muttrc instead of /etc/Muttrc.
> >
> > Corinna
> 
> This sounds like a good solution, but is contradicted by the
> instructions
> given to users of 'ssmtp'.  Lines 39 through 45 of 
> /usr/doc/Cygwin/ssmtp-2.38.7.README read:
> 
> > When using mutt as the mail client, add the following line to your
> > .muttrc or /etc/Muttrc file:
> >
> >	set sendmail="/usr/sbin/ssmtp"
> >
> > Please send all mails related to ssmtp for Cygwin or Cygwin in general
> > always to the mailing list mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com.
> 
> Since that file is the main source of information about how to use
> ssmtp,
> instead of this mailing list, users are going to be confused and mutt
> will
> not work for them if they follow those instructions (i.e., change
> /etc/Muttrc) 
> and also update mutt via setup.  Is the solution to change the README
> file?

Probably.  This is one of the things which never come to my mind
voluntary.  If I have a system wide config file and a user defined
config file, why should I change the system wide file for my personal
use???  Anyway, I will change the README.

Corinna

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