Re: Virtual Package: ftp-server | ftpd

1998-04-14 Thread Peter Tobias
Heiko Schlittermann wrote: > : making it possible for any server that can meet the need to provide the > : virtual package makes sense. If the best you can think of as a reason to do > : this for ftpd is to satisfy pre-selection bundling, then I'm not convinced > : yet. > > Ok, so we don't create

Re: Virtual Package: ftp-server | ftpd

1998-04-14 Thread Heiko Schlittermann
On Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 12:36:09AM -0600, somebody wrote : : Imagine a package ``internet server'' or a pre-selection called : : ``internet server'', depending on: : : httpd, ftpd, ... : Ok. That almost makes sense. On the other hand, since the stock networking : stuff provides a functional

Re: Virtual Package: ftp-server | ftpd

1998-04-14 Thread Heiko Schlittermann
On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 10:03:46AM -0600, someone wrote: : Hi Heiko... : : What's missing from your proposal is any sense of *why* you want to do this. : : : I'd like to create a virtual package name: : : : either ftp-server : : or ftpd : : Is there anything that depends on the pres

Virtual Package: ftp-server | ftpd

1998-04-13 Thread Heiko Schlittermann
Hello out there, I'd like to create a virtual package name: either ftp-server or ftpd since it seems as there are some more ftp server packages possible. (wu-ftpd (depreciated), wu-ftpd-academ, bero-ftpd (upcoming), proftpd (???)) ... What do you think about this. Additional I'd