Re: [exim] exiwhat should display Exim version number

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Richard.Hall
CC: exim-users, Marc Haber
Subject: Re: [exim] exiwhat should display Exim version number
On Sun, 6 Feb 2005, Richard.Hall wrote:

> > That doesn't show which exim version is doing a currently running
> > delivery.
>
> >From ChangeLog-3.20:-
>
> Version 3.165
> -------------
> [...]
> 8. Removed the Exim version number from exiwhat output. It doesn't seem to
> serve any really useful purpose.
> [...]
>
>
> Now that's not to say that it couldn't be reinstated, but it really
> doesn't look like people have been clamouring for it :-)


The point is that having more than one version of Exim running is not a
common situation. Most of the time you have a version that is running,
and only occasionally do you have two, after an upgrade. The original
exiwhat had the version number; it turned into non-information when the
same number appeared at the start of every exiwhat output line, many
times. That is why it was removed. Less screen clutter.

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