Date: 27 Oct 2002 10:26:10 -0600 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting some daemons out of the base system Message-ID: <871y6betlp.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net> In-Reply-To: <3D9BF56A00005F4C@cpfe1.be.tisc.dk> References: <3D9BF56A00005F4C@cpfe1.be.tisc.dk>
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At 2002-10-26T23:03:38Z, dslb@tiscali.dk writes: > ...and I don't understand why we need a smtp daemon in the base system, > but not a pop3 daemon. One reason is that a standard install expects to have an install MTA so that it can, for example, email periodic reports to the system administrator. Since users can read their mailspools directly (i.e., using 'less'), POP3 isn't strictly necessary. -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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