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From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net>
To: Mark Crispin <MRC@Panda.COM>
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On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Mark Crispin wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:28:40 -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > > 8) Don't allow cretins to use your system.
> >
> > Except that ISPs are in the business of delivering service to cretins.
> > It's right in the business plan.
> 
> Yup, which is a reason (there are others) why security-conscious ISPs don't
> use mail spools.
>

	Cool, this one I *have* to hear, since the savings in disk space
would be cool...

	How do you *not* have a mail spool?

Marc G. Fournier                                  scrappy@ki.net
Systems Administrator @ ki.net               scrappy@freebsd.org