Ar an t-ochtú lá déag de mí Lúnasa, scríobh Peter Eisch: 

 > <rant>
 > My point being simple:  this is not a good way to greet a new user to a
 > fresh install.  Turn off sendmail by default and if they want to do mail,
 > let them turn it on.  This freaks me out even when I know the PROBLEM is
 > there.
 > </rant>

Yes, it's a bad thing on a general level. On an individual level, C-c while
sendmail is trying to work out where it is will make the boot happen faster. 

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