On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 02:55:10PM +0200, Martin Mewes took 45 lines to write:
Hello,
Mark Hellman
wrote: OpenSuSE mailing-list are managed by ezmlm. This is a strange choice considering:
1. There is no ezmlm RPM package in OpenSuSE. It is a bit odd that a distribution uses a software on its servers that it does not even distribute... 2. Mailman has many more features and has a RPM package in OpenSuSE.
Why then ezmlm?!
There has been an generla discussion about this on suse-linux@suse.com one or two years ago. One of the words from a SUSE-guy was:
"If we would use mailman we would need to constantly put RAM into the mailman-server. ezmlm is the best coice in our scenario".
I can not really second this, because Debian, SourceForge and RedHat are using mailman and some other high traffic lists do as well.
But I believe that if they say that ezmlm is the software which suits their needs at its best, what the hell ;-)
Indeed. A long-standing principle in the sysadmin world is that you don't tell the sysadmin how to run his box. If SUSE want to use ezmlm and qmail, it's none of my business. Kurt -- A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. -- Mahatma Ghandi