Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:23:06 +0000 From: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenSMTPd - is it time to move? Message-ID: <15861bde-84d1-f758-6fdb-fec26109ba11@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <c4ffcde4-9457-3ada-ee43-451927fa492b@tinka.africa> References: <723d9038-88f5-dab4-b919-3932d007904b@fjl.co.uk> <c4ffcde4-9457-3ada-ee43-451927fa492b@tinka.africa>
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On 15/02/2022 11:52, Mark Tinka wrote: > 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. > Yes, smtpd snuck up on me too. I tried Exim (and have it running in various places) but I never figured out how to get it to play nice with spamassassin and procmail - whereas sendmail already did. I just remember switching from imapd/qpopper to dovecot ~15 years ago and wondering why the hell I hadn't done it earlier.
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