Definitely keep them included, but not so closely tied to the core installation. Perhaps take a page from Slackware, which includes them by default, even on a minimal install, but you can manually deselect them if you don't wish sendmail (or bind, etc).
--Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:37 AM Subject: Re: Postfix vs. Sendmail > Not to miss out on the party either, but I'd like it on record that there > are also people, like me, who like things like sendmail and Perl, etc, > included in the FreeBSD distribution. :) I had to install these packages > anyway, and found it very useful to see them already included. > > I recompiled sendmail, a bit later, as I wanted SASL support; but still, > having the full source already present (which you know is certified to > compile properly, as it came with the distribution), was a big help. > > As far as I'm concerned, include as much as you can. :) > > - Mark > > System Administrator Asarian-host.org > > --- > "If you were supposed to understand it, > we wouldn't call it code." - FedEx > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
