On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 03:38:53PM +0000, Bob Cox wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:40:39AM +0000, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:43:28PM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:43:07PM +0000, Bob Cox wrote: > > > > > I have used Postfix for years (I have a static IP etc and send and > > > > > receive direct-to-mx) but no doubt exim would do the job just as well > > > > > and as it's the Debian default it really should have more support > > > > > available on this list. > > > > > > > > The last clause of that sentence indicates a deep misunderstanding. > > > > > > > > As more people go from Windoze --> Ubuntu --> Debian, it becomes more > > > > important to not nurture the idea that debian-user is *the* front line > > > > help desk. > > > > > > You seem to confuse Bob Cox for the OP. > > > > Huh? > > > > See http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/01/msg02168.html > > > > But please, It was not meant as a character assassination. > > > > > If you read the context, you'll see that Bob actually pointed out a > > > specific technical issue, and then hoped someone more exprinced with > > > Exim will comment. > > > > The clause "as it's the Debian default it really should have more > > support available on this list." > > > > http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm > > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=209844 > > and > > http://pkg-exim4.alioth.debian.org/README/README.Debian.html#id226635 > > respectively. > > > > Also, just because Exim4 is the Debian default, why does that mean it > > should have *more* "support" than, say, postfix or any other MTA. > > > > Hope this explains. > > Oh dear. I apologise for my sloppy grammar. When I said "as it's the > Debian default it really should have more support available on this > list", I did *not* mean that it "ought have more support" - I meant > that I assumed there *would* be more support available - simply because > of its greater number of users.
Yeah sorry, I didn't mean to be too specific like that. Also there is the possibility that a lot of people may be using postfix who subscribe to this list, IOW, there will be a lot of people using exim who don't realise it and not even subscribed to this list. AFAIK there seem to be more people ready to jump in with a helping hand when the configuration issue concerns postfix than with exim although I'm not sure whether that may be because people who install postfix have to actually *choose* to install it whereas the people who use exim have it installed by default and don't mecessarily need to mess around the default possible configurations. -- Chris. ====== I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. -- Stephen F Roberts -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org