GNU bug report logs - #77501
[PATCH] Restore logging of OpenSMTPd to /var/log/maillog.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
Cc: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>, Gabriel Wicki <gabriel <at> erlikon.ch>, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Felix Lechner <felix.lechner <at> lease-up.com>, 77501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#77501] [PATCH] Log OpenSMTPd to /var/log/mail.log via a configurable option. (Closes: #77501)
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:32:25 +0900

Hi Andreas,

Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> writes:

> Hello Maxim,
>
> Am Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 09:52:53AM +0900 schrieb Maxim Cournoyer:
>> From my understanding, a pid file is still useful for *synchronization*
>> reasons, whether the service daemonizes or not.  It's a token that lets
>> the service notify the init system that "OK, I've done my basic startup,
>> I'm ready to receive client requests".
>
> would you like to update the documentation and re-add the pid file
> for this service here?

Let's wait and see if a problem come up.  Typically that'd happen if
something requires opensmtpd as a shepherd-requirement, I'm not sure
anyone is using that yet.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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