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Subject: Re: best options for a *WORKING* MTA
From: Alejandro Imass <aimass@yabarana.com>
To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Aryeh Friedman
<aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have tried every which way I can find in the handbook and/or on the net
> to get a working mail server and the best I can do get the default sendmail

I hate sendmail but I love FreeBSD and I simply not use it and use Postfix.

> to answer on localhost only (postfix seems to be completely broken).

Not sure what you mean. I use Postfix in FBSD for years now.

> Where can I find a good *SIMPLE* set of instructions on how to set up a
> working mail server to accept mail for my domain?
>

First describe what problems you are having exactly. General questions
will only get you general answers.

Basically you can simply disable Sendmail and enable Postfix and it
works perfectly.

There is a general recipe for it but YMMV so be more specific and
perhaps we can be more useful.

Best,
Alex