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Date:      Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:40:52 +0300
From:      Benzi Mizrahi <vsbenzi@weizmann.ac.il>
To:        freebsd@celestial.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Re-building sendmail
Message-ID:  <200306241140.52840.vsbenzi@weizmann.ac.il>
In-Reply-To: <20030623200623.A6343@barryg.mi.celestial.com>
References:  <20030624025820.B483F71910@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com> <20030623200623.A6343@barryg.mi.celestial.com>

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=E1=E9=E5=ED =F9=EC=E9=F9=E9, 24 =E1=E9=E5=F0=E9 2003, 06:06, Bill Campbell=
 =EB=FA=E1:
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 12:58:20PM +1000, Martin Ryan wrote:
> >> >What's the best way to rebuild sendmail with DB4?
> >>
> >> For an excellent fix for sendmail see:
> >> 	http://www.postfix.org/
> >>
> >> Bill
> >
> >Bill,
> >
> >Have you ever had the experience where you ask a question related to some
> >aspect of FreeBSD and some clever individual advises the best fix is to
> >uninstall FreeBSD and install Linux?
> >
> >If so, what's your opinion of people who offer such "assistance" ?
>
> I've had those experiences, and still say that given the security problems
> and other issues with sendmail, I would strongly recommend replacing it
> with an MTA that's more secure, easier to configure, and more efficient.
>
> When I first connected our systems to the Internet over ten years ago, the
> CERT advisories on sendmail were about the size of a Manhattan phone book.
> Over the years, it has proven one of the most common sources of security
> holes on *ix systems, although BIND had recently been vying for the title.
>

So you might suggest replacing it DJB DNS???

> Bill
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