Greg Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>       Given the reliability of qmail and related tools, I've always
>wondered why supervise came about ;>.  You can use it or not, as you prefer.

Because "reliability means never having to say you're sorry"
(DJB). The key word there is "never". If you don't want or need
reliability, by all means, skip supervise.

Of course, you'll also be giving up the handy process control features 
provided by the "svc" interface. See the "qmail" script from "Life
with qmail", for example.

-Dave

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