From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 29 16:33:58 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA8B31065670 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:33:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq3.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq3.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.34.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E3078FC18 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:33:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from [212.54.34.136] (helo=smtp5.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq3.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1L6SlY-0001Kt-SI; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:33:56 +0100 Received: from [84.25.72.219] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp5.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1L6SlW-000887-3R; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:33:54 +0100 Received: from [192.168.13.81] (iPod.egypt.nl [192.168.13.81]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3218E3983A; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:33:47 +0100 (CET) References: <26face530811221316y5be5bf40ra5c38f389f554ca1@mail.gmail.com> <20081124173650.GA933@ourbrains.org> <20081124193819.GF55491@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20081129160329.GA27853@ourbrains.org> Message-Id: <47D7B64C-E783-48C8-A33B-A48AB66DA2E5@boosten.org> From: Peter Boosten To: Dan In-Reply-To: <20081129160329.GA27853@ourbrains.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPod Mail (5G77) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPod Mail 5G77) Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:34:28 +0100 X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1L6SlW-000887-3R X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.913, required 5, BAYES_00 -2.60, SPF_NEUTRAL 0.69) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Unix program that sends email directly using MX record X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:33:58 -0000 On 29 nov 2008, at 17:03, Dan wrote: > >>> >> > > It's not prejudicial. I do not wish to start yet another MTA flamewar, > but you can't deny Sendmail's poor security, design, performance, and > complex configuration. The poor security history is there, the poor > funnel design and conf files that require a scripting language are > obviously ugly. Yeah, in 1845 it was. Sendmail is as secure as any other mta. And using m4, configuring is poc. Peter -- HTTP://www.boosten.org