Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 13:34:46 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: popa3d in FreeBSD source tree (like OpenBSD)? Message-ID: <20030126213446.GA24362@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20030126211936.GD64362@gw.tex.bogus> References: <20030126202649.GC64362@gw.tex.bogus> <20030126210026.GC91726@xor.obsecurity.org> <20030126211936.GD64362@gw.tex.bogus>
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On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 09:19:36PM +0000, Nuno Teixeira wrote: > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 01:00:27PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 08:26:49PM +0000, Nuno Teixeira wrote: > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD doesn't have a POP3 server in their source tree. popa3d is a > > > good candidate because it's simple and secure. > > > > > > OpenBSD has already included popa3d in their source, so why not include > > > it in FreeBSD? > > > > Because it's already in the ports tree. > > > > Yes I know. The same happens with lukemftpd (e.g.): it's available in > source tree and ports tree. > lukemftpd was intended as a replacement for the current ftpd code. Unfortuantely, time constraint made it too difficult for the committers to complete the transition. Many of us think it is a mistake to have lukemftpd in the source tree in its current incomplete form. FreeBSD's base code isn't a kitchen cink. If you need pop3 install a server from the ports collection. -- Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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