* Wes Wannemacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010322 08:51]:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 06:40:14AM -0500, Robin S. Socha wrote:
> > * - = k o l i s k o = - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010322 06:33]:
> > > I have now installed qmail and vpopmail from debian distr.
> > Packages suck. Why don't you install from source?
> Debian packages don't suck.
Packages suck. I'm running 5 different operating systems. And just one
set of supervise scripts. Go figure. It's nice to have binary packages
for certain things, but qmail is not one of them. YMMV.
> If you are on a Debian list you will probably get flamed for
> installing from source, whereas on the qmail list, you get flamed for
> not installing from source. Ahh, life is full of Catch 22s.
While Debian is one of the better Linux distributions, their packages
can be very questionable. This thread goes to underline DJB's position
stated in http://cr.yp.to/compatibility.html EoD.
