lsb-invalid-mta binary package in Ubuntu Precise i386

 The Linux Standard Base (http://www.linuxbase.org/) is a standard
 core system that third-party applications written for Linux can
 depend upon.
 .
 This package contains nothing else than a fake /usr/sbin/sendmail
 command to fulfill the LSB's requirement of providing this command without
 requiring an MTA to get installed, which once introduces a daemon which
 can cause security problems and second, users get asked questions about
 how they want their MTA configured when in reality they simply wanted to
 install a deskltop application or a printer driver, but the dependency on
 LSB compliance pulls in an MTA with the installation.
 .
 The LSB requirement on /usr/sbin/sendmail comes from old times where Linux
 and Unix machines had all fixed IPs and did server tasks in data centers.
 Today's typical desktop Linux machines do not do local e-mail any more as
 users use external e-mail services.
 .
 The /usr/sbin/sendmail always exits with exit status -1 (255) and sends a
 warning message to stderr, so that if a program actually tries to send e-mail
 via the sendmail command the user gets note.

Publishing history

Date Status Target Pocket Component Section Priority Phased updates Version
  2013-08-12 21:38:18 UTC Published Ubuntu Precise i386 updates universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20.3
  • Published
  • Copied from ubuntu precise-proposed i386 in Primary Archive for Ubuntu
  Deleted Ubuntu Precise i386 proposed universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20.3
  • Removal requested .
  • Deleted by Scott Kitterman

    moved to -updates

  • Published
  2013-08-12 21:38:30 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 updates universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20.2
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu20.3 in ubuntu precise PROPOSED
  • Published
  • Copied from ubuntu precise-proposed i386 in Primary Archive for Ubuntu
  2013-08-14 00:10:11 UTC Deleted Ubuntu Precise i386 proposed universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20.2
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Deleted by Adam Conrad

    moved to -updates

  • Published
  2012-10-24 04:33:29 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 proposed universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20.1
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu20.2 in ubuntu precise PROPOSED
  • Published
  2012-02-24 18:04:03 UTC Published Ubuntu Precise i386 release universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu20
  • Published
  2012-02-25 05:35:03 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 release universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu19
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu20 in ubuntu precise RELEASE
  • Published
  2012-01-19 17:46:41 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 release universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu18
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu19 in ubuntu precise RELEASE
  • Published
  2012-01-19 17:46:41 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 release universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu17
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu19 in ubuntu precise RELEASE
  • Published
  2011-12-01 15:07:00 UTC Superseded Ubuntu Precise i386 release universe misc Extra 4.0-0ubuntu16
  • Removed from disk .
  • Removal requested .
  • Superseded by i386 build of lsb 4.0-0ubuntu17 in ubuntu precise RELEASE
  • Published
  • Copied from ubuntu oneiric-release i386 in Primary Archive for Ubuntu

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