Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 10:05:05 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD doc list <freeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: RFC: FAQ addition Message-ID: <3C3C5C21.9030109@pittgoth.com> References: <20020109081244.GA7971@hades.hell.gr>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > I'm thinking of adding to our FAQ something about the ever-reccuring > question: > > What other mail-server software can I use, instead of Sendmail? > > This is a bit tough though. I don't like to go on a 'write everything > in a single faq answer' quest, since FAQ answers should be short, and > to the point. What do you think of something like the following? > > <qandaentry> > <question id="sendmail-alternative"> > <para>What other mail-server software can I use, instead of > Sendmail?</para> > </question> > > <answer> > <para><ulink url="http://www.sendmail.org/">Sendmail</a>; is > the default mail-server software for FreeBSD, but you can > easily replace it with one of the other MTA (for instance, > an MTA installed from the ports).</para> > > <para>There are various alternative MTA's in the ports tree > already, with > <ulink url="http://www.qmail.org/">Qmail</ulink>, > <ulink url="http://www.postfix.org/">Postfix</ulink>, and > <ulink url="http://www.exim.org/">Exim</ulink>; being some > of the most popular choises.</para> > > <para>Diversity is nice, and the fact that you have many > different mail-servers to chose from is considered a > <emphasis>good thing</emphasis>, therefore try to avoid > asking questions like <quote>Is Sendmail better than > Qmail?</quote> in the mailing lists. If you do feel like > asking, first check the mailing list archives. The > advantages and disadvantages of each and every one of the > available MTA's have already been discussed a few > times.</para> > </answer> > </qandaentry> > > - Giorgos > > I like, and think that its only proper that alternatives be offered or at least mentioned. Most "new" users will, in fact, probly hate sendmail's configuration files hehe -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.Pittgoth.com Gothic Liberation Front www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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