<snip>
> In short, anyone who claims they are a "UNIX person" and still uses MS
> software for their MUA is just a poseur, that's all. I bet you use pico too.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are valid uses for 'doze, but reading your mail
> isn't one of them.
</snip>
I have to interject here.
This is a mailing list FOR qmail users ABOUT qmail.
I don't see the relevance of a persons choice of OS, editor, MTA, or
anything else on this list. (Well, possibly MTA if you were having a
problem with qmails' pop3 daemon)
Frankly, WHO CARES if you run linux,unix,windows,OS/2,MS-DOS, or
anything else? Who cares if you use wordpad,word,pico,vi(m),joe,ee, or
DOS edit?
Who cares if you use pine,mutt,telnet,eudora,outlooke,messenger,mulberry,
or any other MUA?
What you use on your machine in no way affects anyone else on this list as
long as you are intelligent enough to have decent virus scanning utilites
(if your OS is a target for infection) and keep your signatures up to
date.
I won't tell you what OS I use. I won't tell you the editor, the MUA,
because it in no way affects you unless it's pertinent to a PROBLEM I'm
asking about. Nor will I tell you my race,creed,color,religion,sex,or
anything else that doesn't matter.
Look at it like this. Everyone has a choice to use what THEY like.
That is why there are so many (insert program/daemon/utility here)
As long as it does the job well enough for the person using it, who the
hell is anyone else to judge?
If we were not supposed to have a choice.. EVERYONE would be using
sendmail. It was and still is the De Facto Standard smtp daemon.
If everyone used the same software, and had no choice, qmail, postfix,
exim, Exchange, and all the other MTA's wouldn't exist.
We would all still be using [MS/PC]-DOS on our 8086 processors because
nobody would have the CHOICE to upgrade.. Hell companies wouldn't have
the CHOICE to research and develop better processors.
The point here is this:
If a member of this list uses XYZ software.. thats fine.. you ALL have
'qmail' in common. Lets keep the discussions of this list ON-TOPIC
(qmail, right?) and then we can all get along without this childish "My
software is better than your software" mentality. We've all been through
first grade. We ALL know my software is better than your software FOR ME.
And realistically that is what matters.
Thanks for listening to me rant.
Jeff Palmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
P.S. Don't take the time to flame me, cuz "My daddy can beat up your
daddy."
