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Albert Hopkins wrote: |
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> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 10:48 -0800, kashani wrote: |
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>> I hate to be that guy, but why is anyone using an MTA that was last |
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>> updated in May 1998? Use Postfix (or any other MTA under active |
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>> development), it's simpler, easier, faster, and has more functionality |
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>> without jumping through hoops. |
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> I could name a few: |
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> * Because I've been using for a long time and don't feel like |
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> learning another MTA if i don't have to. |
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> * I know it pretty well and I *trust* it. |
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> * It does everything+ I need it to do. |
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> * Is so secure that it hasn't needed an update since May 1998 ;). |
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> All those points (except the last, unfortunately) can pretty much be |
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> applied to any piece of software I use (bash, python, vim, Gentoo...) |
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But is it secure after adding the thirty odd patches needed to make |
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qmail a modern MTA? However if you're familiar with it, then yeah stick |
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with what you know though the change to Postfix at least was so painless |
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I wondered why I didn't do it years earlier. |
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For all you new users picking your first MTA: pick something else |
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anything else besides qmail. :-) Please. |
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kashani |
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