> > as cryptic as the liunx/qmail documentation. Frankly I don't have the
time
> > to search though hundreds of emails in the archive, so I'll ask my
question.
>
> If you don't have the time to read installation and maintenance
documentation
> you probably don't have the time to properly secure your machine and keep
> up to date with security problems.
I never said I don't read the documentation. I said search the email
archives.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Deppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lee Trotter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: Qmail Relay Question
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 01:37:45PM -0500, Lee Trotter wrote:
> > I have been watching this list for a few weeks now. And the people
on
> > here are the most un-helpful people I have seen. Your typical answer to
a
> > question is man this or man that. And yes I understand that there are
people
>
> I believe it's the general feeling of many that you simply should not be
> an admin of a complex system (be it unix, linux, sendmail, qmail, etc)
> unless you can find, read, and understand the existing documentation for
> that system.
>
> As such, in a peer to peer fashion "hey buddy, you can find that in this
> man page" is perfectly appropriate. I agree the occasional flame is not
> the best idea, but then again we must get the attention of errant people.
>
> > as cryptic as the liunx/qmail documentation. Frankly I don't have the
time
> > to search though hundreds of emails in the archive, so I'll ask my
question.
>
> If you don't have the time to read installation and maintenance
documentation
> you probably don't have the time to properly secure your machine and keep
> up to date with security problems.
>
> In short, you probably shouldn't be running that complex a service, until
> you can fully support what you're trying to run.
>
> Be clear on this point: The informed person asking the tough question
gets
> _excellent_ support from this list.
>
> PS: This is a non-personal fact-based reply. It is not a flame.
>
> --
> Ted Deppner
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.psyber.com
>
