From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Sep 8 18:57:36 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA23978 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 8 Sep 1997 18:57:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from liveoak.priori.net (qmailr@liveoak.priori.net [209.104.193.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id SAA23968 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 1997 18:57:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 4293 invoked from network); 9 Sep 1997 01:57:33 -0000 Received: from bluegum.priori.net (HELO ?209.104.193.33?) (209.104.193.33) by liveoak.priori.net with SMTP; 9 Sep 1997 01:57:33 -0000 X-Sender: michael@209.104.193.13 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19970908093731.03659340@calyx.net> References: <3.0.3.32.19970906155223.0069ff38@bulloch.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 19:02:17 -0700 To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG From: Michael Dillon Subject: Re: qmail v. sendmail Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Granted the machine I'm running it on is a Pentium 100mHz, not a 486 but >I don't see why he shouldn't run qmail on his listserver anyway. Could you >back up that statement with some facts Mike? A) A 100 Mhz Pentium is at least 10 times faster than a 486/33 if not moreso. B) qmail does not deliver multiple recipients at the same site efficiently and this is far more likely to be an issue on a mailing list machine than elsewhere. C) zmailer and the procmail/Smartlist combo both have a reputation for performance and efficiency in serving up mailing lists. If learning curve is a problem, then stick with sendmail but use procmail/Smartlist. P.S. I do run a qmail server for internal corporate mail and I do have ezmlm installed to serve some small low volume mailing lists. It's a great combo for an office or even for an ISP who wants to allow their customers to set up their own mailing lists. But for a single purpose mailing list server I would prefer tools that are specifically honed for that job. ******************************************************** Michael Dillon voice: +1-650-482-2840 Senior Systems Architect fax: +1-650-482-2844 PRIORI NETWORKS, INC. http://www.priori.net "The People You Know. The People You Trust." ********************************************************