[OT] thanks RE: NEWBIE

[micael <ca...@harbornet.com>]

Thanks to both Danny and you.  I hope the time will come when I can be 
generous with my time for you both.

At 01:32 PM 11/27/2002 -0800, you wrote:

>Michael,
>
> > Thanks, Danny.  So, I infer (assume you imply) the following: (1)
>sendmail
> > is not necessary at all but helpful in "*nix systems" contexts, but
>(2)
> > James could replace the function of sendmail on "*nix systems".  Now,
>Noah
> > had to ask God "What's a cubit?" and I have to ask you "What's a '*nix
> > system'?".  I have checked the Internet extensively and all the
>sources
> > assume you know what it is.  All I can tell is it seems to have
>something
> > to do with exporting graphical user interfaces.  I am not sure that it
> > really does, however.  Could expand on your answer?  Also, let me
>expand
> > on
> > my question, again.
>
>Sendmail is not necessary.  In some contexts and for some administrators
>it is useful to preserve sendmail functionality.  An example of such a
>situation would be when there is a substantial CGI library on a web
>server that is designed to use sendmail to send emails.  In this case it
>would be desirable to keep sendmail in place, so the CGIs don't have to
>be changed.  Danny's document explains how to keep sendmail in place
>while using James as your primary mail transmission agent.
>
>*nix is a shorthand term basically meaning "generic Unix".  It refers to
>attributes/behaviors that are common to a number of Unix based systems.
>Examples of such systems include Solaris, the assorted Linux flavors,
>Irix, etc.
>
> > Do you have to use sendmail?  Or, is James truly self-contained.  That
>is
> > what I would like to do with the application I am considering, if that
>is
> > possible.
>
>Nope.  Sendmail is not necessary.  I don't use it.
>
>--Peter
>
>
>
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