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From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
Subject: Re: BSD demon?
In-Reply-To: loodvrij@cyb.fred.com's message of Thu, 19 Aug 1993 00:42:11 GMT
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Sender: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
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Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 23:15:52 GMT
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>Ah, but which daemon is he supposed to be?

I'd say inetd, the progenitor of daemons, and a berkeley-ism if there
ever was one. Small, cute, and the spawner of both pleasure and pain.

-- 
        -Barry Shein

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