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From: evan@IS.RICE.EDU (Evan R. Wetstone)
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Subject: Re: Is the DNS "working"?
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Date: 24 Apr 91 14:10:09 GMT
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Warner Losh writes:
> 
> In article <7335@unix386.Convergent.COM> markb@unix386.Convergent.COM (Mark Beyer) writes:
> >Personally, I think the DNS administrative interface was designed by the IRS.
> >It has to rank right up there with root canal work as one of the most fun 
> >things to contemplate.
> 
> This may be a little off topic, but isn't sendmail's configuration
> files even harder to comptemplate, let alone complete :-)

I suppose DNS could be 1040EZ, but then sendmail.cf would be Form 1040
with schedules A,B,C,D,E, and supplemental worksheets.  You know, I
believe I would rather write a sendmail.cf file from scratch then have
to figure out my taxes......;-)


-- 
Evan Wetstone
Network Support
Rice University/SesquiNet