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Post #95,113 by kmself 4/8/03 6:28:09 PM Reply	It's the best possible MTA in the Universe... ...if you need an MTA that can address any conceivable, and most inconceivable, possible circumstances. \r\n\r\n Otherwise, what you're seeing: it's a fucking wild-ass complex behemoth described by a 1,000+ page manual (I've got a copy, if you need it, though several versions out of date), for which you need to learn the language an syntax of the macro code generator which understands the language and syntax of the configuration files to be able to tell it what to do. \r\n\r\n Exim, Postfix, or Courier are what today's technologically hip, but sensible, firm uses. Read all about it at [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/MailServers\|TWIT]. --\r\n Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n [link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/\|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n \r\n Keep software free. Oppose the CBDTPA. Kill S.2048 dead.\r\n[link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html]\r\n
Post #95,175 by ben_tilly 4/8/03 9:04:34 PM Reply	I can conceive of something it isn't good at... Defining an effective exclusion policy when faced with a cracker armed with the latest list of known exploits. As always, complexity lends itself to bugs. A certain fraction of bugs are exploitable. Given what sendmail does, most exploits tend to be remote. Given that it is in widespread use, this makes for fertile ground for finding security holes... Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #95,195 by admin 4/8/03 9:42:32 PM Reply	And of course... ... the litmus test of all things computer-related: Can you write a polymorphic shapes example in sendmail config files?? Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #95,201 by ben_tilly 4/8/03 9:56:16 PM Reply	I'm sure that you can :-) "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #95,952 by Fuat 4/11/03 12:49:14 AM Reply	emacs or vi Sendmail vs postfix (or exim) is like debating emacs vs vi. Pick one you like, that does what you want the way you want it to, keep up on security bulletins and hope for the best. I prefer sendmail and emacs. :-)

Just how "bad" is Sendmail? - (inthane-chan) - (8) - April 8, 2003, 05:32:45 PM EDT

fundamentally complex at low level - (boxley) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 06:12:25 PM EDT

Yabut... - (Another Scott) - April 8, 2003, 06:20:00 PM EDT

It's the best possible MTA in the Universe... - (kmself) - (4) - April 8, 2003, 06:28:09 PM EDT

I can conceive of something it isn't good at... - (ben_tilly) - (2) - April 8, 2003, 09:04:34 PM EDT

And of course... - (admin) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 09:42:32 PM EDT

I'm sure that you can :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 8, 2003, 09:56:16 PM EDT

emacs or vi - (Fuat) - April 11, 2003, 12:49:14 AM EDT

Let me give you an abstuse reason. - (static) - April 10, 2003, 08:56:27 AM EDT

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