security and quality of qmail and relatives
Hi! I'd like to ask you experts about a short and non flaming statement about the qmail MTA and related tools of Mr. Bernstein. I am looking for a secure and more transparent replacement for sendmail. Why isnt SUSE using the qmail system? Thank you for a clarifying statement. Rainer --
Hello suse@diplan.de! On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 02:24:25PM +0100, suse@diplan.de wrote:
I'd like to ask you experts about a short and non flaming statement about the qmail MTA and related tools of Mr. Bernstein. I am looking for a secure and more transparent replacement for sendmail.
Why isnt SUSE using the qmail system?
Thank you for a clarifying statement.
Please have a look at the archives of this mailinglist. This topic has been discussed exhaustively in several threads, on of them just a few days ago. Regards Johannes
Hi!
I'd like to ask you experts about a short and non flaming statement about the qmail MTA and related tools of Mr. Bernstein. I am looking for a secure and more transparent replacement for sendmail.
Why isnt SUSE using the qmail system?
Thank you for a clarifying statement.
Have you bothered to read about Qmail, or perhaps actually download it and take a look at it? Obviously not (sigh). Qmail's license is VERY restrictive and basically does not allow vendors to ship it (you cannot ship modified binaries, that's like a 50 cal handgun round to the back of the head). That and qmail's development has been somewhat stunted by the fact that contributions to it are often not included, basically only DJB is working on it, which means qmail lacks a LOT of features. Maybe in addition to the unsubscribe info you could post the official url for the list archives so that people will know where to look?
Rainer
Kurt Seifried, seifried@securityportal.com SecurityPortal - your focal point for security on the 'net
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 14:23 +0100, suse@diplan.de wrote:
I'd like to ask you experts about a short and non flaming statement about the qmail MTA and related tools of Mr. Bernstein.
This just has been discussed. You do read the lists you post to, don't you? And it has been discussed before. Multiple times.
Why isnt SUSE using the qmail system?
They do (this list is managed by ezmlm), they just don't ship it. Because they're not allowed to (see the qmail doc on distribution terms).
Thank you for a clarifying statement.
Do your own part, too! Especially before asking others to spend their time for you! virtually yours 82D1 9B9C 01DC 4FB4 D7B4 61BE 3F49 4F77 72DE DA76 Gerhard Sittig true | mail -s "get gpg key" Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net -- If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above ask your parents or an adult to help you.
Hi. Thank you for helping. Please stop answering and sorry for asking already discussed stuff, I now read the old threads and will look into them more thoroughly in the future. Rainer On 04:12-Dec:22, Gerhard Sittig wrote:
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 14:23 +0100, suse@diplan.de wrote:
I'd like to ask you experts about a short and non flaming statement about the qmail MTA and related tools of Mr. Bernstein.
This just has been discussed. You do read the lists you post to, don't you? And it has been discussed before. Multiple times.
Why isnt SUSE using the qmail system?
They do (this list is managed by ezmlm), they just don't ship it. Because they're not allowed to (see the qmail doc on distribution terms).
Thank you for a clarifying statement.
Do your own part, too! Especially before asking others to spend their time for you!
virtually yours 82D1 9B9C 01DC 4FB4 D7B4 61BE 3F49 4F77 72DE DA76 Gerhard Sittig true | mail -s "get gpg key" Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net -- If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above ask your parents or an adult to help you.
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