On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 11:59 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 September 2005 01:10, Steve Lamb wrote:
>
> > As I said, and what do those programs do when said helper program
> > isn't available? By definition they have to have a queue of their own
> > since the only thing they can control is their own behavior. To not
> > have some method of dealing with an external failure is bad design,
> > plain and simple. And since any good design is going to be resistant
> > to external failure it doesn't matter through what means that external
> > failure is reached.
>
> By building an MTA's functions into every program that needs to send mail?
"Every program evolves to the point where it can send mail.
Except Outlook"
Nigel.
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