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Michael Crute wrote: |
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> I would beg to differ with the statement about security. Qmail is |
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> arguably THE MOST secure mail server |
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> (http://cr.yp.to/qmail/guarantee.html). |
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It may be 'secure' from that respect, but not from any other. In it's |
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default settings, it's far too accepting and is a pain to close down. |
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It uses non-standard locations and configuration, and is popular with |
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Spammers as they can use it 'bounce' spam onto third parties by send |
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mail (via the server) to the server with an invalid delivery address and |
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the destination as the recipient. |
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It also find it generally flaky when running and a poor performer (I |
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love it when it decides to restart itself, but fails because the old |
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process hasn't shutdown quick enough and stops the new process form |
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running). |
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> That said, I use postfix and love it. |
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Same here - it's so easy and straight forward to configure, stable (I've |
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had it running for months without even having to think about it) and |
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good support for newer technologies (such as RBL, MAPS, SPF and |
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Greylisting). |
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qmail doesn't support any of them by standard - to use it, you must |
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either find a binary that supports it (via binary distributions, or |
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compile them in yourself). |
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Plus, IIRC, there's no active development in qmail. |
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Jonathan Wright |
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~ mail@×××××××××.uk |
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~ www.djnauk.co.uk |
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2.6.17-gentoo-r3-djnauk-b1 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+ |
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up 21:58, 0 users, load average: 0.16, 0.41, 0.49 |
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cat /dev/random (because u never know, u may see something u like) |
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"Some see the move as an attempt to preserve traditional values, |
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while others see it as a cynical ploy to ensure that Vice President |
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Dick Cheney will never have to pay for his gay daughter's wedding." |
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~ Jon Stewart, on President Bush's proposal for a constitutional |
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amendment to ban gay marriage |
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