Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:02:12 -0800 (PST) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@internetcds.com> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Postfix discussion. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.981231134516.634r-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net>
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While I don't dispute for a minute that postfix offers numerous advantages over sendmail, (having dumped sendmail for qmail a long time ago...), I do not recall seeing a valid reason why it just can't be a port. If in the future, it is decided that postfix should be the mailer of choice, fine, axe sendmail, bring in postfix, be happy. I don't see us running bind4 and bind8 side-by-side, and I don't see us running vim and vi side-by-side... and the other too numerous to mention lists of software where ports exceed or surpass the main tree software in functionality, speed, or features... or any other criteria. I don't see any reason to start now. I believe the goal is laudable, but like aout-to-elf and other decisions of this type, cut the cord, and switch... <sarcasm> Heck, go cold turkey the other way. Don't install any mailer, and make the user install a port of exim, qmail, sendmail, or postfix as they see fit. :) Do the same with the shells and interpreters, and really streamline that install process. </sarcasm> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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