[Bug 185531] Review Request: fcron, a task scheduler

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Summary: Review Request: fcron, a task scheduler


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185531





------- Additional Comments From aportal at univ-montp2.fr  2006-03-17 09:08 EST -------
(In reply to comment #1) 
> First remark on the %pre script: I don't think the code that checks for an 
older 
> version and fixup things should be in the fedora spec. It adds a lot of 
unneeded 
> complexity without being able to catch all the possibilities. Moreover it 
uses 
> /tmp in an insecure way opening the possibility of a symlink attack. 
>  
> I think it would be better to have a quick explanation of what should be 
done in 
> case there is an old fcron, at the end of the description. 
 
Shame on me! This code is to check for very old version which implies 
fcrontabs conversion. 
 
> A nitpick: I think that it is better not to add the package name in the 
summary, 
> it will always be added by the utilities that use the summary. 
 
OK. 
 
> An advice: maybe it isn't sendmail which is required, but smtpdaemon. 
 
I'm waiting for an answer from upstream maintainer to know if fcron can 
support postfix or exim, or if it needs sendmail. 
 

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