Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:42:36 -0400 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@tvog.net> To: Johnson David <davidjohnson@siemens.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bind within src-contrib Message-ID: <434D4B0C.5060104@tvog.net> In-Reply-To: <6F2F8FD3FBCF7A489CB18912A4807EBA015190FD@mvwcim1a.acuson.com> References: <6F2F8FD3FBCF7A489CB18912A4807EBA015190FD@mvwcim1a.acuson.com>
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Johnson David wrote: >From: Frank Laszlo [mailto:laszlof@tvog.net] > > > >>How would you like a system with no host(1), dig(1), or nslookup(1)? I >>personally consider these tools essential for a freebsd system. >> >> > >Are these utilities used anywhere else in FreeBSD, such as the startup >scripts? Are they something required by the vast majority of users? If not, >I wouldn't consider them "essential". > > Note. I said "personally." I use these tools to debug network configuration issues which are essential for me to even install ports in most cases. __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584
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