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Re: Using courier-imap (was Re: Very disturbing feature in icedove)



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On 02/16/07 10:06, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 09:50:10AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> If you're behind a firewall, all should be fine.
>>
>> The "rule" against putting X on servers is based on "don't put
>> anything on a server that you don't need".  The reasoning is two-
>> fold:
>> 1. Security: more "stuff" means a bigger hackable surface area.
>> 2. Resources: why waste RAM and CPU on a gooey, when the machine's
>>    task is to process data?
>>
> I find it hilarious (in a sick twisted sort of way) that the default
> RedHat install includes a complete GNOME/KDE desktop environment.  Now,
> I know that you can take those off during the install part where you
> pick your packages, but they are on by default.

Modularity is one of the main reasons why I like Debian, and won't
willingly go back to an RPM system.

Mandrake packaged Python and all the miscellaneous libraries into
one big RPM.  Install Python and in comes XFree.  Too stupid.

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