Hi all, I am going to set up my first email server. At first, I thought about sendmail as MTA, because it is the standard and it is easy to configure with yast, but I am noticing that suse's rpms of sendmail (at least for 7.1) are not so up to date. So I am looking for another mta... What are the pro and cons about sendmail? What about qmail? What about postfix? I am already looking for some information about that, but I think I need your advices too:-) Praise
Praise wrote:
Hi all,
I am going to set up my first email server. At first, I thought about sendmail as MTA, because it is the standard and it is easy to configure with yast, but I am noticing that suse's rpms of sendmail (at least for 7.1) are not so up to date. So I am looking for another mta...
What are the pro and cons about sendmail? What about qmail? What about postfix?
I am already looking for some information about that, but I think I need your advices too:-)
Simple answer. Go with postfix. -- Nadeem Hasan nhasan@nadmm.com http://www.nadmm.com/
El vie, 14-12-2001 a las 03:51, Nadeem Hasan escribió: Praise wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am going to set up my first email server. At first, I thought about > sendmail as MTA, because it is the standard and it is easy to configure with > yast, but I am noticing that suse's rpms of sendmail (at least for 7.1) are > not so up to date. > So I am looking for another mta... > > What are the pro and cons about sendmail? > What about qmail? > What about postfix? > > I am already looking for some information about that, but I think I need your > advices too:-) > Simple answer. Go with postfix. And my simple answer too: Go with qmail. No doubt: It's simply the best. And SuSE still does not ship with it... pity! Bye! -- Nadeem Hasan nhasan@nadmm.com http://www.nadmm.com/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the archives at http://lists.suse.com ALEJANDRO ORTEGA PÁEZ - ADM. de Sistemas - Nostracom aortega@nostracom.com
Qmail's author places restrictions on distribution that most
distros don't want to deal with. If you want Qmail, download it and
build/install it for yourself.
Sendmail is one big program, the configuration file syntax is cryptic,
and it has had numerous security lapses over the years. When I get a
system that has sendmail on it, I replace it if I have the authority
to do so. If I don't I plead ignorance and don't accept
responsibility for the system. I'm not young any more and don't have
the patience to deal with difficult software unless it is irreplaceable.
I have Qmail on my laptop and Postfix on my desktop. I prefer
Postfix, but not enough to rip out a working Qmail system. There are
books on Qmail and Postfix, both by Richard Blum. The Postfix one is
adequate, but I was disappointed by the lack of advanced material.
Which ever package you choose, be prepared to spend a fair amount of
time on it. If you have a single computer with an always on Internet
connection and it has a real Internet name and IP address (no private
LAN names, no masquerading). It is relatively simple. If you have a
private LAN domain (i.e., domain and host names that are only in
/etc/hosts and are not resolvable from the Internet), set up a DNS
server first. It will make life much easier.
HTH,
Jeffrey
Quoting Alejandro Ortega Páez
El vie, 14-12-2001 a las 03:51, Nadeem Hasan escribió:
Praise wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am going to set up my first email server. At first, I thought about > sendmail as MTA, because it is the standard and it is easy to configure with > yast, but I am noticing that suse's rpms of sendmail (at least for 7.1) are > not so up to date. > So I am looking for another mta... > > What are the pro and cons about sendmail? > What about qmail? > What about postfix? > > I am already looking for some information about that, but I think I need your > advices too:-) >
Simple answer. Go with postfix.
And my simple answer too: Go with qmail. No doubt: It's simply the best. And SuSE still does not ship with it... pity!
Bye!
ALEJANDRO ORTEGA PÁEZ - ADM. de Sistemas - Nostracom aortega@nostracom.com
-- I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. -- Johnny Paycheck
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