Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John> Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Please also note that other daemons conflict with each other well, e.g., > >> inn & cnews, sendmail & postfix. > > John> I am aware of that, and it's a shame, there is no real reason that > John> they cannot coexist. > > No real reason? Only one package can listen in on port 25, and
There is no real reason that all must listen on port 25. > only one package may be linked to /usr/lib/sendmail. Now the latter Obviously. That doesn't mean that there still can't be multiple servers on a machine. > may be handled by using diversions/alternatives, but I fail to see > how the former can be handled. (similar arguments for NNTP servers) > > Seems like there are *real* reasons. There may be partial work > arounds, but the conflict does seem reasonable. These aren't real reasons at all. There is nothing to prevent a mail server from working on a different port. > > manoj > -- > It pays in England to be a revolutionary and a bible-smacker most of > one's life and then come round. Lord Alfred Douglas > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> > 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E > 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.complete.org Sr. Software Developer, Progeny Linux Systems, Inc. www.progenylinux.com #include <std_disclaimer.h> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>