Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:19:31 -0400 From: Kevin Way <kevin.way@overtone.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: import NetBSD rc system Message-ID: <20010615151931.B12090@ns1.ecoutez.net> In-Reply-To: <3B29CABE.E8852EC3@mindspring.com>; from tlambert2@mindspring.com on Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 01:43:42AM -0700 References: <lmmvoq3r.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106131750560.94127-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com> <20010613202415.A3689@core.usrlib.org> <4rtjnv83.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> <20010614140208.A32012@ns1.ecoutez.net> <3B29CABE.E8852EC3@mindspring.com>
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> FWIW: sendmail does not _require_ DNS, but it operates better > in the presence of DNS, even though it can provide degraded > service without it. The same goes for sendmail's need for > syslogd. > > Thus there are both hard and soft requirements. Lack of soft > requirements means degraded, but functional service (e.g. > lack of NIS does not mean you should not start getty on the > console to permit root logins). Eivend noted this in his handy requirements list, as well. It would be a divergence from the original NetBSD code, but this could be implemented by adding 'WANTS' in addition to 'REQUIRES', and calling warn if a want isn't fulfilled. An excellent point. Kevin Way To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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