Reasons behind defaulting atd and sendmail

[Timothy Murphy]

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 16:36 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Why would people with desktops
>> (I take it you are using the term by contrast with laptops)
>> be any less likely to send (or receive) email?
> 
> I think you are misreading the OP's meaning. You can send mail without
> using sendmail.

Obviously.
But what has that got to do with desktops or laptops?

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