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From: cap@hces.com (Simon Casady)
Subject: Re: Sendmail vs. Smail...
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D. J. Bernstein (djb@koobera.math.uic.edu) wrote:
: The problem with your attitude is that you end up trapped by your own
: ignorance. You start out not understanding something---e.g., why an
: extra RCPT can cost so much time---and you refuse to check your mental
: model against reality. So you never learn.

So tell us, please, why does the RCPT cost so much time? Don't just
repeat that it does but show us why.

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Simon Casady                                    Pace Health Management Systems
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casady@acm.org                                  fax         (515)-222-1716