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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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Albert W. Hopkins |
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