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Date:      Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:56:41 -0700
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "John Kendler" <fbsdquestions@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Any mail server software that could run on FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <00fd01c0cf97$3be441c0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <F161hbN2tEwLqJrfP6n000040d6@hotmail.com>

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Rubbish - has Sendmail been removed from the distribution?
Last I saw Sendmail was the default, qmail was an optional port.
I'd say that if you want to construe anything as a recommendation,
this is pretty overwhelming.

Qmail is usually advised for those people that don't like reading
the manual and prefer to just install software and go, without
knowing anything about what they are installing.  This is because
qmail is _simpler_.  Obviously, when you make something
_less flexible_ you make it _simpler_ thus easier for the
unwashed masses to digest.

There's a reason, after all, that qmail is the default for
Linux.

Either program will work for you fine - and in my opinion neither
is particularly difficult to comprehend and install.  However,
if you wish to be the type of admin that runs software he has no clue
about, then qmail might suit you better.  If that's a recommendation
then so be it.

Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
Book website:         http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com


>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of John Kendler
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:42 AM
>To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: Re: Any mail server software that could run on FreeBSD?
>
>
>umm sendmail is not reccomended, use qmail if you can.
>
>
>>From: Chris Phillips <chris@selkie.org>
>>To: Educatee <educatee2001@yahoo.com>
>>CC: FreeBSD Newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD questions
>><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>>Subject: Re: Any mail server software that could run on FreeBSD?
>>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 01:44:37 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>sendmail, pre-installed, recommended
>>qmail
>>exim
>>postfix
>>
>>-Chris Phillips
>>
>>On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Educatee wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to find out what are some of the mail server software that
>> > could run on FreeBSD and is quite reliable. Thank you.
>> >
>> >
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