XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:30:08 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
   >   
   >>     The POP3 server service depends on the SMTP server service, which   
   >>     failed to start because of the following error:   
   >>     The operation completed successfully.   
   >>             -- Windows NT Server v3.51   
   >>   
   >> (Found in /usr/share/games/fortunes/linux)   
   >   
   > NT 4 wasn't much better iirc.   
      
   NT 4 introduced me to the BSOD. It greeted me every Monday morning. I   
   forget what I was running at home, 95 or maybe 98, but it was more stable   
   than the 'enterprise' offering.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)