None of the Above (was Re: Sendmail still default?)

[Les Mikesell]

Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 01:43:42PM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> 
>> You are kind of missing the point of a machine with a network, automated 
>> scheduling and the native ability to run single apps in a remote window. 
>>  Users don't need to sit in front of every machine  they have for it to 
>> be doing something useful for them.  The user may in fact be halfway 
>> around the world when you'd present that pop-up that he'll never see in 
>> some window manager he's not running.  Messages you want should come to 
>> you, rather than having to do the reverse.
> 
> Once you're beyond the typical desktop use case, then yes, an MTA 
> probably makes sense. But that's not an argument for an MTA in the 
> default desktop install.

OK, if you really are so elitist that you think typical users can't 
figure out how to use standard programs, consider the case where you 
install the software for one of your incapable friends or family members 
and you'd like those impending failure warnings to come to you since the 
user won't understand them anyway.

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com