From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9150 invoked by alias); 21 Jan 2009 17:46:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 9139 invoked by uid 22791); 21 Jan 2009 17:46:29 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (HELO QMTA01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net) (76.96.62.16) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:46:25 +0000 Received: from OMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.12]) by QMTA01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6BdT1b0060Fqzac51Hm2S0; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:46:02 +0000 Received: from helium ([76.106.40.23]) by OMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6HmB1b0020VyjWL3UHmB9S; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:46:11 +0000 Received: from helium ([127.0.0.1] helo=D77E1BASCHULMA1.aa.ad.epa.gov) by helium with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LPh9i-0008DU-FV for cygwin-apps@cygwin.com; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:46:22 -0500 From: Andrew Schulman To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [ITP] bind-9.6.0-1 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:46:00 -0000 Message-ID: References: <4973A7A8.9020301@users.sourceforge.net> <497756A0.8050908@users.sourceforge.net> In-Reply-To: <497756A0.8050908@users.sourceforge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archive: encrypt Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Sender: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2009-01/txt/msg00093.txt.bz2 > > A request: I think a lot of people would find it useful if you were to= split > > out the client tools, in particular 'host', from the bind server packag= e. I > > don't want to run a DNS server-- I just want to be able to use the 'hos= t' > > command. Thanks, Andrew. >=20 > I don't see that as a compelling argument to justify YA binary package. > Just because you install a package doesn't mean you have to use every > single tool included therein. At the risk of prolonging the argument, I'll just boldly claim without proof that all but a small percentage of the people who install the bind package = will want only the client. In that case, parsimony and security argue for not installing the server on those users' hosts-- even if they choose not to ru= n it. Whether that argument is compelling enough to justify splitting the package= is of course your call. In any case, thanks for packaging bind. Andrew.