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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.

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