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From: "Michael P. Deslippe" <bgy2452@cincy5.dcro.dla.mil>
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I'm not sure this is the right LIST for this question.  When 
installing third-party software, most installation instructions quote 
a plethora of generic UNIX-similar systems.  When using FreeBSD 
(2.1.6, in my case), which system do I use when FreeBSD is not called 
out?  I have successfully uses BSD4.4 in the past, but my current 
project (QMail) only lists BSDI 2.0 that appears close.  Am I safe in 
following instructions for installing BSDI 2.x applications?

---Mike