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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: A Serious article for the FreeBSD support group
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 14:33:00 -0700
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k wrote:
] Why isn't sendmail placed in the setup as a mandatory install
] requirement?
Because attaching your machine to a network for sendmail to act
as your mail exchanger is not required. You can install FreeBSD
on your machine in your garage and never connect it to a network.
Sendmail is *not* a mandatory system component.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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