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Date:      Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:31:11 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
To:        Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>
Cc:        attila! <attila@hun.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: POSTFIX-- Wietse: tweak and go! --pkg & port: both duds
Message-ID:  <20001008143111.D539@puck.firepipe.net>
In-Reply-To: <v04220804b60602307a6a@[10.0.1.2]>; from blk@skynet.be on Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 01:14:14PM %2B0200
References:  <20001008070212.04A381C2AB@hun.org> <v04220804b60602307a6a@[10.0.1.2]>

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On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 01:14:14PM +0200, Brad Knowles wrote:
> 		2.  You mention the use of snapshots, but this is not
> 			recommended practice for sites new to postfix.  Instead,
> 			start with the most recent "release" version, e.g.,
> 			postfix-19991231-pl09.
> 
> 			According to Wietse, the "snapshot" versions are:
> 
> 				Work-in-progress code, subject to change, needs
> 				testing before it can become an official release.
> 
> 			However, these versions are what he runs on his own
> 			systems, so it's probably better than the official
> 			"production" release version of code from most anyone
> 			else.

Heh.. Wietse uses so-called ``experimental'' Postfix on his systems.
And there are *LOTS* of people who think that whatever Wietse runs is
good enough for them.. so this statement had better be hased on personal
experience about the actual stability of ``experimental''.

-- 
Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> - Physics Computer Network wench
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