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Date:      Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:52:42 +0200
From:      Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: OpenSMTPd - is it time to move?
Message-ID:  <c4ffcde4-9457-3ada-ee43-451927fa492b@tinka.africa>
In-Reply-To: <723d9038-88f5-dab4-b919-3932d007904b@fjl.co.uk>
References:  <723d9038-88f5-dab4-b919-3932d007904b@fjl.co.uk>

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On 2/15/22 13:42, Frank Leonhardt wrote:

> I wouldn't suggest moving sendmail from base, but I've noticed 
> OpenSMTPd is gaining popularity.
>
> I've invested 35 years in learning how to make sendmail work, so I can 
> cope with it's convoluted configuration; although every time I need to 
> make a change I still get twitchy. I've tried Exim and Postfix at 
> times, but always returned to the devil I knew best.
>
> What are people's real world experiences with OpenSMTPd for a low 
> volume MTA? It's not like we need UUCP or Mail-11 interoperability any 
> more.

Interesting - I'll admit to never hearing about OpenSMTPd until now.

I started out with Sendmail. Moved to Qmail. Moved to Exim. That was 
nearly 20 years ago.

I am still with Exim, even for personal use on my laptop.

Mark.



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