Allen wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 13:32 -0400, Ron Guerin wrote: > >> Allen wrote: >> >>> In the other replies to your post, sendmail has been denounced. I don't >>> have the knowledge or experience with MTA's that the other responders >>> have. However, I will offer this: >>> >>> You say you run Fedora servers. I run Fedora 13 on my desktop, installed >>> from DVD. Sendmail is pre-installed. Check your services to see if it is >>> enabled. >>> >>> >> You sure about that? Fedora switched to Postfix as the default install >> a really long time ago. Like maybe last millennium long ago. Everyone >> has a program called "sendmail", but that's not "Sendmail", it's just a >> compatibility wrapper. >> >> - Ron >> > > I thought Fedora was using sendmail based on: > > 1. My daily logwatch report includes a section on sendmail. It reports 2 > messages being sent. > > 2. When I list my services, sendmail is listed. > > I don't dispute your assertion that it's actually postfix. Just for my > education, how would I confirm that postfix is my MTA? (beyond just > checking that a postfix rpm is installed). I'm curious how the OP knew > that it was actually postfix on his Fedora server and not sendmail. >
I'm engaging you in a bit of self-education really. If Fedora switched back to Sendmail, it's news to me, and kind of horrific news at that. I can't speak for the OP, but problems with "postdrop", wherever he saw this, is a pretty good indicator that he's running Postfix. Any chance you specifically asked for Sendmail when you did your install? Also, MTAs do not play nice together willingly (even if it's multiple instances of the same one). Take it from someone who's run three of them on the same server. If there's a distro that knows how to handle multiple MTAs, I'd also like to hear about that, so it's a pretty safe bet that you have one, and only one installed. - Ron _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Nov 3 - Open Source Hardware: Bugs, Beagles and Beyond Dec 1 - IBM's Open Client Deployment Jan 5 - Building a Comunity Site with Drupal
