<mail> command missing?

[David]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 11:42:01AM -0400, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Mike Bird wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 06:29, Derek Broughton wrote:
> >> I pushed for not forcing Postfix onto the system, but that's
> >> because it's overkill for what Ubuntu promises.
> > 
> > I know Gnome's policy is to dumb down the system to the lowest
> > common denominator -
snip> 
> But Postfix is huge overkill.  If (*)ubuntu-desktop required
> <mail-transport-agent> (the minimum mailx would seem to need is esmtp) and
> recommended postfix, I'd be happy enough.  Removing mailx is not "dumbing
> down", it's crippling.  

I can't see why postfix is a problem. If you don't need it, it sits there 
doing not very much. If you do need it, it's essential. 

I could just as easily say that I don't need gaim because it's not a 
function *I* use, or OO for that matter.

David.