From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 6 22: 5:55 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A0C937B401 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:05:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from sage-american.com (adsl-65-71-135-139.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.139]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D68943ED1 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:05:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (sagea.sage-american [192.168.0.3]) by sage-american.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id h0765jJ7049417; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:05:45 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20030107000545.011ef950@mail.sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@mail.sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 00:05:45 -0600 To: "Adam Maas" , "Mark" , From: "Jack L. Stone" Subject: Re: Postfix vs. Sendmail In-Reply-To: <02b001c2b60f$b5625400$7419cdcd@ticking> References: <000001c2b5e6$8567c0b0$6a32a8c0@dpg> <44znqd1vtk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <200301070537.H075BTJ01964@asarian-host.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.6 required=4.5 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_01_02 version=2.43-jlsrules1 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 12:43 AM 1.7.2003 -0500, Adam Maas wrote: >Definitely keep them included, but not so closely tied to the core >installation. Perhaps take a page from Slackware, which includes them by >default, even on a minimal install, but you can manually deselect them if >you don't wish sendmail (or bind, etc). > >--Adam > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:37 AM >Subject: Re: Postfix vs. Sendmail > > >> Not to miss out on the party either, but I'd like it on record that there >> are also people, like me, who like things like sendmail and Perl, etc, >> included in the FreeBSD distribution. :) I had to install these packages >> anyway, and found it very useful to see them already included. >> >> I recompiled sendmail, a bit later, as I wanted SASL support; but still, >> having the full source already present (which you know is certified to >> compile properly, as it came with the distribution), was a big help. >> >> As far as I'm concerned, include as much as you can. :) >> >> - Mark >> >> System Administrator Asarian-host.org >> >> --- >> "If you were supposed to understand it, >> we wouldn't call it code." - FedEx >> This is a GREAT product and I also cast a vote to stay the course and leave sendmail, et al in there. Certainly have not been bothered by any of it. Like an earlier post -- guess you'll just have to "roll your own". Wouldn't this be a topic for advocacy anyway....?? Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message