On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 02:17:27AM +0100, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> David Laight skrev:
> 
> >Certainly there is scope for making life a little easier
> >for Mr average:
> 
> >1) Include a reasonable Web browswr
> >2) Include a reasonable (POP) mail client
> >3) Include skeleton files for ppp dialup (for PAP/CHAP)
> >4) Include ipf config files that secure the system
> >5) Include printer configs for 'standard' printers
> >   (No more staircasing)
> >   including postscript output.
> 
> 0) A way to set locale prefs for everything in a userfriendly way!
> 
> For Mr. Average, Sendmail can be a real nuisance, too.

One really good piece of documentation would be how to properly configure
a system for dialup use.  Most UNIX software was written to assume a
24/7 real network connection, and there are issues to deal with when
you are only on a temporary IP address/connection.

There needs to be a good and authoritative document on how to set
things up for dynamic networking:

* sendmail
* local domain naming and setup
* local DNS with cache and forwarding
* mail between machines on a home LAN

...that sort of thing.  Of course, this would be a useful thing for
any UNIX system, but if included with NetBSD others could still use it
for reference.


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