Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:51:58 -0800 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Pete French <petefrench@keithprowse.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, kolicz@eunet.yu Subject: Re: mail without mta Message-ID: <200312011751.58251.wes@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <E1AQmKd-0005Fe-LC@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk> References: <E1AQmKd-0005Fe-LC@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
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On Monday 01 December 2003 03:35, Pete French wrote:
> > I'd like to know if some-
> > one has experience with system
> > running no mta (aka sendmail).
>
> Running without an MTA sounds like
> the wrong solution to the problem. Have
> you thought of replacing sendmail with
> something like exim ? I use that as an MTA
> on single machines all the time. very
> easy to configure and not very resource
> hungry. Willjust sit there quietly and do the
> job without any fuss.
Let me add my voice to those praising Exim. I used it for several
years, specifically because it was/is the easiest MTA to configure
for part-time mail admins. The version in ports always worked well
for me, and the port maintainer is pretty active about keeping up
with patches and new releases.
> ...there are a number of other options too
> which people will no doubt mention.
Postfix, also highly recommended.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com
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