Re: Replacement for XFree86...

[Chuck Yerkes <chuck+obsd@2004.snew.com>]

Quoting Greg Thomas (getbsd@dslextreme.com):
> On Feb 17, 2004, at 9:24 PM, Slabbert, C. (Clinton) wrote:
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Andrew Dalgleish [mailto:openbsd@ajd.net.au]
> >>
> >>On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 07:05:58AM +0200, Slabbert, C.  Clinton) wrote:
> >>[snip]
> >>>My goodness, we have things called 'mail servers', what
> >>they do is allow us to send mail - not give us internet access.
> >>
> >>I think you may be confusing "internet" access with "world
> >>wide web" access.

And you are clearly configuring "email" with "tcp/ip".

> >No I am not.  I have NO internet access,
> 
> Ummm, then how did your email make it to misc?  You either have some 
> type of internet access or you don't.  There are still plenty of places 
> that aren't connected in anyway to the internet.

For several years, in the late 80's, I had no "inter net
access" which you are defining as TCP/IP.  And yet mail worked
fine.  Through magic?  No.  There are several ways to get
email from a person to misc@openbsd without the internet
going from one end to the other.

Accept it.