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=head1 MODES
-collectd can operate in three different operating modes. The modes are
-described below.
+collectd can operate in four different operating modes. The modes are described
+below.
The simplest mode is the so called B<local mode>. Data is collected locally and
written in RRD files that reside in I<DataDir>. This is the default mode when
collectd is linked against C<librrd>.
-The other modes, B<client mode> and B<server mode>, are used to send data over
-a network and receive it again.
+The modes B<client mode> and B<server mode> are used to send data over a
+network and receive it again.
In B<client mode> the daemon collects the data locally and sends its results
-to one or more network addresses. No RRD files are written in this case. This
-is the only mode available if collectd is not linked against C<librrd>.
+to one or more network addresses. No RRD files are written locally in this
+case. If collectd is not linked against C<librrd> this is the default mode.
If started in B<server mode> the daemon will listen on one or more interfaces
and write the data it receives to RRD files. No data is collected locally.