> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2025 at 11:51 AM
> From: "Michael Stone" <mst...@debian.org>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: new computer arriving soon
>
> On Wed, Jan 01, 2025 at 05:18:58PM +0100, poc...@homemail.com wrote:
> >Thank you for proving my point, I knew I would not be disappointed.
> >
> >Your proof positive that my point is well established.
>
> What point? The reactions you encounter are those that you've earned.
>
>
> Some of the valuable content you've provided in just the past couple of
> weeks:
>
> > google smarthost
>
> Quite the helpful answer for someone asking a straightforward question:
> tell them to google.
>
> > Masked units don't hurt a thing, that is if you known [sic] what
> > your [sic] doing and know why you want or need to mask certain units.
>
> Ok....so what are the reasons? What's your point? You seem to be
> implying that other people don't know what they're doing, but it's not
> clear what it is that you think you know.
>
> > I am using NFS and don't want or need NFS V3 as I only wand [sic] NFS V4.
>
> Excellent non sequitor.
>
> > I have a better strategy for passwords
> > I use my wifes underwear size
>
> That was an especially valuable addition to the conversation.
>
> > I'll say it the installer is broke!!!
> > I've had it install orca and company also.
> > The last install I did using the installer I had a great number of
> > packages that had to be removed as I wanted a somewhat minimum install.
>
> Another rant, no details, no content, no real desire to fix anything or
> learn anything or share anything. Many other people manage to install
> minimal debian systems with less drama, there's simply not enough here
> to understand why you cannot. Nor do you seem to actually care.
>
> > Remove all the cuft took too long and the animosity from the debian folks
> > was well over the top.
>
> Have you ever wondered why you, in particular, are recieving
> "animosity"? Some large portion of which isn't from "debian folks", but
> from other users fed up with your behavior?
>
> > Any way I don't use debian for any new installs any more having gone to
> > Archlinux.
> > Arch was way less trouble and I got what I wanted without removing a ton
> > of installed things I just didn't need.
> > I have only three systems left running debian and they will be in the
> > dustbin of history soon.
>
> Ah, the tantalizing promise that you're going to go somewhere else and
> stop complaining here, soon to be broken.
>
> > Well not on your life, debian has thrown so much shade at me in 2 years
> > that I won't waste any of my time.
> > And waste my time it would be because debian won't listen and just throw
> > shade at any information I would give them anyway.
> > I don't need the non sense.
> > I don't need the hassle."
>
> And yet, still here...
>
> > Returning to lurker mode.
>
> If only that were true.
>
You forgot this one.
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/fetchmail
Description=Fetchmail
After=network.target
[Service]
User=fetchmail
ExecStart=/usr/bin/fetchmail --pidfile /run/fetchmail/fetchmailrc.pid -f
/etc/fetchmailrc
RestartSec=1
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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