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To: jfieber@cs.smith.edu (John Fieber)
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Subject: Re: httpd as part of the system. 
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From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@star-gate.com>
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>>> John Fieber said:
 > Zowie!  I stop reading mail for a couple days (vacation) and 160+
 > plus messages about httpd, lynx and bloat.
 > 
 > Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
 > > I would like to propose that we add the following two components to our
 > > system in an effort to both:
 > > 
 > > 	A) Improve the infrastructure that our docs team can rely on.
 > > 	B) Make FreeBSD a better "out of box" Internet solution.
 > > 
 > > 1. httpd.  I don't really know which variant is best, though John Fieber
 > >    (our Docmaster) has a preference which I'm perfectly happy to follow
 > >    (I think it's the CERN httpd).
 > > 
 > > 2. lynx.  This would give users the ability to browse any HTML doc we
 > >    supply.  Mosaic will become an optional package for the X users.
 > 
 > Since I pushed for using SGML for the Tutorials and FAQ, and
 > proposed an httpd/lynx combination the distribution, I suppose I
 > ought to say something.
 > 
 > The reasons for using SGML as the base format for Tutorials and

Hmmm....
Adobe struck a deal with Netscape so that Netscape can provide
Acrobat embeded into Netscape. Now it seems like Adobe is 
almost giving away Acrobat at least that what the news stated.

Amancio