> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:08:38 +0200 > From: "Gregory H. Nietsky" <gregniet...@gmail.com> > To: blfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] discussion about sendmail > > > On 26/02/2014 17:00, Igor ??ivkovi?? wrote: > > On 2014-02-26 15:53, lf...@cruziero.com wrote: > >> And as asked clearly: the references are ... , what, where? > > Go to your favorite search engine, type sendmail vs postfix vs exim, and > > enjoy the read. > > > > > There is ton's of FUD regarding sendmail previous releases allowed > simple overflow cracks > the default was open relay .... much of this is pre 2000 i still use /
Yes, indeed; and often poor sysadmin practices for the machine as a whole (ref e.g. of course 'DontBlameSendmail'). All that of course is common knowledge. That's why I was interested in Igor's claims: was it just regurgitation, or based on new well-based studies, or what? > support / supply sendmail > its not for the average user and has many quirks for a "cluster" using > LDAP it IMHO comes into its > own. sure for SOHO use simple config is better. there always 2 sides to > a coin. > The level of cfg for SOHO scenario, is pretty straightforward for sendmail too. FOLKS: sendmail is _easy_, and has been for _years_. rgds, akh -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
