Bug 90635 – mail-mta/exim - the init script should 'use net', not 'need net'

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Clock 2005-04-27 10:09:14 UTC]

When you do not configure network at bootup (like a laptop roaming within
various WiFi networks), exim won't start.

requires net in /etc/init.d/exim has to be commented out.

I doubt exim really needs the network. Maybe removing it would help?


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.disconnect network
2.boot machine
3.

Actual Results:  
exim isn't running

Expected Results:  
exim is running

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2005-04-27 14:21:28 UTC]

RC_NET_STRICT_CHECKING="none" or "lo" in /etc/conf.d/rc should solve this (needs ~arch baselayout). Otherwise, I really doubt that MTA really _not_ need network.

[Comment 2 Fernando J. Pereda (RETIRED) 2005-04-27 14:32:47 UTC]

Actually it shouldn't 'require' it but 'use' it if its available. One of the advantages of running a full MTA on a laptop is you can 'queue' mails and they'll be sent whenever you have network

Cheers,
Ferdy

[Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2005-07-18 03:10:23 UTC]

Mass re-assign, maintainer to whom this bug was assigned seems inactive. 

[Comment 4 Colin Morey (RETIRED) 2007-04-15 12:14:01 UTC]

Finally added.