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Bill Vermillion wrote in message ID
<199812111116.GAA09178@bilver.magicnet.net>:
> Does this list know that sendmail has gone commercial?
> The freegoods are at www.sendmail.org, and the commericial
> information is at www.sendmail.com
I think that very much depends on what you mean by ``gone commercial'' If
you've ever been to one of Erics talks (say at ISPCon or USENIX or LISA) then
you'll know that the commercial side sells support and features often needed
in a commercial situation (i.e. point and click interfaces which make
Pointy-Haired-Bosses happy), but the money is also used to fund future
development of the *freeware* version. The free sendmail is not, and never
will, go away as it is a fundamental part of Erics business model. Since
sendmail is used by ~75 of the internet as its MTA, keeping it freeware gives
him tremendous influence over the market, which can only help his commercial
sales.
Gary
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