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Re: Why were all DJB's ports removed? No more qmail?

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Subject: Re: Why were all DJB's ports removed? No more qmail?
From: David Terrell <dbt@meat.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:46:19 -0700
In-reply-to: <20010829182326.6046.qmail@cr.yp.to>; from djb@cr.yp.to on Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 06:23:26PM -0000
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On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 06:23:26PM -0000, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
> Anders Arnholm writes:
> > Program should use the interfaces toward the resolver and
> > not /etc/resolv.conf.
> 
> Please explain how a DHCP client can edit /etc/resolv.conf using ``the
> interfaces toward the resolver.''
> 
> After that we'll discuss /dev/null and /bin/sh.

Which I'm sure you'll be glad to tell us should actually be 
/fellate/djb and /lick/butt, for "standardization".  After all, 
some linux systems ship bash as /bin/sh, so we'd better come 
up with a completely new path to avoid confusion and promote
standardization!

-- 
David Terrell            | But remember that "layman" is just a polite 
dbt@meat.net             | word for "idiot." 
http://wwn.nebcorp.com/  |  - Neal Stephenson

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