[Gllug] Name server software?

[Rich Walker]

Nix <nix at esperi.org.uk> writes:

[snip]

> Yep, that's DJB all right. He's notable for an attitude of `{tiny part
> of X} is not ideal, hence we have to reinvent {X} and {rewrite the
> world}'. It makes more sense in pure mathematics than down here at the
> computing coalface, I think.

Not to mention 

"ensure everyone who wants to use {rewrite of X} must download it from
me, rather than having it sanely packaged by their distributor",

"secure {rewrite of X} by writing the code for K&R C with illegible
function names",

and my all-time favourite:
(quoted from the source:)
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at ");
   qmail_put(&qqt,bouncehost.s,bouncehost.len);
   qmail_puts(&qqt,*sender.s ? ".\n\
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.\n\
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.\n\

<shudder>


cheers, Rich.


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