From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 21 00:49:31 2011 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 A5656106564A for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:49:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 784AE8FC12 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:49:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (Mac-Pro.magehandbook.com [192.168.1.50]) by rackstore.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28C6E904; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:17:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:17:41 -0400 From: Daniel Staal To: Alejandro Imass , Martin McCormick Message-ID: <3FDCC99012D801ACA6515F9C@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: References: <201104201847.p3KIlapX097441@dc.cis.okstate.edu> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modifying Sendmail's Configuration the Correct way. 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: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:49:31 -0000 --As of April 20, 2011 3:50:16 PM -0400, Alejandro Imass is alleged to have said: > There have been many requests to let us choose our favorite MTA for > the base system. It seems things are moving in that direction since > you will notice an option in the make config of the newer postfix > versions it says to install postfix in the base. Right now I would > avoid this, (other maybe other can comment more on this option) but > hopefully in the future those of use that don't like sendmail can > avoid it's use. --As for the rest, it is mine. I picked the option to install postfix in the base. It works the same as postfix out of the base. Only one real difference that I've noted: Instead of being in '/usr/local/sbin/' it's in '/usr/sbin/'. There are quite a few other ports I've noticed that see postfix and assume it's in /usr/local/*, so this can be annoying as you are installing other things. On the other hand, every time I've run into it, it's just been a config option or so that needed changing. You just have to be on the lookout for it: lots of things send the occasional email, or can. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------