[Rule-list] Init, and why fetch mail and shutdown.

[Marco Fioretti]

On Wed, May 29, 2002 00:13:02 at 12:13:02AM +0000, chris clark wrote:
> 
> I agree. Kudzu and depmod -a should be removed altogether from init
> sequence: how often does one adds hardware? 
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> Seldom, but these things might be reasonable to 
> have as the default (hands off) in lilo.
> That way, if a hardware change screws up keyboard or 
> mouse, a reboot will do the right thing.
> It should be possible to have a fast boot as well as
> a thorough one.
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> 
OK, good point. Probably the choice should be made at install time:
You ask: do you want fast start, or slower, but "smarter"?

And set the result as a default.

> 
> 
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> >One could even have options for specific tasks like "boot in console 
> >mode,start a ppp session, 
> >run fetchmail to grab my new mail, and then halt."
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> Yes, but why grab mail and not read it immediately? Could you
> elaborate a bit on this?
> 
> This thought was prompted by the memory of a VERY smug
> AOLer I met in a campground. 

OK, I see it now: it does make sense while traveling too,
right?
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