another iteration with Brad

SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/sendmail/FAQ 8.12

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/FAQ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/FAQ
index c18b3d1..abf21ac 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/FAQ
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/FAQ
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER
     to my questions?
 
        1. Do you know, for a fact, that the question is related to
     to my questions?
 
        1. Do you know, for a fact, that the question is related to

-          sendmail V8 or IDA sendmail?
+          sendmail V8?

 
        2. Do you know, for a fact, that the question is related to an
           older version of sendmail?
 
        2. Do you know, for a fact, that the question is related to an
           older version of sendmail?


@@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ RESOLVING PROBLEMS
     have some problems.  Specifically, I have....
 
        The current versions of Linux are generally considered to be
     have some problems.  Specifically, I have....
 
        The current versions of Linux are generally considered to be

-       great for hobbiests and anyone else who wants to learn Unix
+       great for hobbyists and anyone else who wants to learn Unix

        inside and out, or wants to always have something to do, or
        inside and out, or wants to always have something to do, or

-       just wants a machine for themselves and not a whole bunch of
-       other users.
+       wants a machine for light-duty mostly personal use and not
+       high-volume multi-user purposes.

 
        However, for those who want a system that will just sit in
        the background and work without a fuss handling thousands of
 
        However, for those who want a system that will just sit in
        the background and work without a fuss handling thousands of


@@ -548,13 +548,21 @@ RESOLVING PROBLEMS
 
        Unfortunately, there are no known shareware/freeware
        implementations of any operating system that provides the
 
        Unfortunately, there are no known shareware/freeware
        implementations of any operating system that provides the

-       level of stability necessary to handle that kind of load.  If
-       you're wedded to the Intel x86 platform, you need to look at
-       commercial implementations of Unix such as Interactive,
-       UnixWare, Solaris, or BSDI's 386BSD.  Of the commercial
-       implementations, BSDI's 386BSD is the only one known to
-       currently ship with sendmail V8 and a recent version of BIND
-       pre-installed.  It is also the least expensive.
+       level of stability necessary to handle that kind of load
+       (i.e., there are no free lunches).
+
+       If you're wedded to the Intel x86 platform and want to run
+       sendmail, we suggest you look at commercial implementations
+       of Unix such as Interactive, UnixWare, Solaris, or 386BSD
+       (just a sample of the dozens of different versions of Unix
+       for Intel x86).
+
+       Of all known vendor supported versions of Unix for Intel x86,
+       BSDI's BSD/386 is least expensive and the only one known to
+       currently ship with sendmail V8 pre-installed.  Since sendmail
+       V8 is continuing to be developed at UC Berkeley, and BSD/386
+       is a full BSD 4.4 implementation, this is obviously be the most
+       "native" sendmail V8 environment.

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   * When I use sendmail on an Intel x86 machine running OS/2, I have
     some problems.  Specifically, I have....
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   * When I use sendmail on an Intel x86 machine running OS/2, I have
     some problems.  Specifically, I have....


@@ -684,5 +692,5 @@ RESOLVING PROBLEMS
        directory and have them processed by the same uid that
        submitted the job in the first place.
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        directory and have them processed by the same uid that
        submitted the job in the first place.
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-@(#)FAQ        8.11    (Berkeley)      %G%
+@(#)FAQ        8.12    (Berkeley)      %G%

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