>Number:         6537
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       let /bin/rmail symlink go
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec  5 13:50:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Soren S. Jorvang
>Organization:
Soren
>Release:        NetBSD-current
>Environment:
System: NetBSD 1.3I


>Description:
The current discussion on MTA symlink compatability reminds me of
/bin/rmail -> /usr/libexec/rmail .

I believe it has been around for two major releases now.

'I have seen C-beams glitter..' etc.


>How-To-Repeat:
$ ls -l /bin/rmail


>Fix:
--- src/libexec/rmail/Makefile.orig       Sat Dec  5 22:39:36 1998
+++ src/libexec/rmail/Makefile    Sat Dec  5 22:39:41 1998
@@ -3,8 +3,5 @@
 
 PROG=	rmail
 MAN=	rmail.8
-# we need the link because of all the braindead UUCPs in the world that
-# assume that rmail is in /bin -- sigh...
-SYMLINKS=	/usr/libexec/rmail /bin/rmail
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
--- src/distrib/sets/lists/base/mi.orig     Sat Dec  5 22:41:53 1998
+++ src/distrib/sets/lists/base/mi  Sat Dec  5 22:42:42 1998
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 ./bin/rcmd
 ./bin/rcp
 ./bin/rm
-./bin/rmail
 ./bin/rmdir
 ./bin/sh
 ./bin/sleep
>Audit-Trail:
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