On 30 Mar 2001, at 17:13, Gordon Rowell wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 12:21:11PM -0500, Dean Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote: > [...] > > I do like the idea of disabling obtuse smtp though.
>
> I would prefer to properly fix the problem. We lose some important
> features by going back to qmail-smtpd (see my reply to Darrell May in
> this thread).
I read your reply to Darrell and you make some good points... While
going back to qmail-smtpd may fix my problem in the short term, it
does not fix the underlying issue with obtuse-smtpd. And as you
stated, it's not just an issue of switching which daemon I use, I
also have to stop using the smtp_rules_check and go back to
maintaining rcpthosts. Not a big deal in itself, but I liked having
everything in one place.
Then there is the issue of upgrading in the future... I honestly had
not thought of this (I had blinders on and was focusing only on the
issue here an now) If reverting back to qmail-smtpd (and it's various
configuration files) prevents me from upgrading properly, or causes
me to jump through hoops to get the upgrade to take, then it defeats
the whole purpose of switching to and registering my e-smith servers
in the first place.
Besides this issue is the only thing stoping me from moving my
highest volume mail server to e-smith. I believe that once this is
fixed I can finally make the switch.
>
> > I know that obtuse was chossen as the smtp daemon over qmail-smtpd
> > because of a licencing issue, but are there any other advantages to
> > obtuse-smtpd over qmail-smtpd? The reason I ask, is am I going to
> > run in to problems later, if I decide to setup some sort of
> > anti-virus checking?
>
> You will be moving away from a standard/supported e-smith
> configuration, and that will cause serious issues for upgrades in the
> future.
As I state above, I had not thought of this issue, and it would be a
big problem down the road.
Thanks Gordon, I willing to keep working with you to test a new
obtuse-smtpd package. Just let me know when one is ready.
Dean
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