in some instances, postfix is very handy on a workstation, and it can be setup as an extension of the mail client you use..
I did have mine setup to relay all mail to my isp's mail server. and then my mail client was told to connect to my internal IP address to deliver. I could send mail much faster this way since it doesn't spool out of the mail client to your ISP slowly, it leaves the outbox instantly and goes into postfix's mailq which then sends it to your ISP... meaning that your mail client is faster and more efficient then it could be the other way around. Also, I use amavis and filescan (free linux virus scanner) on all my box's to scan all incoming and outgoing mail, and you couldn't do that with just your mail client. (well, you can,, but its a pain.) A postfix install should be part of every install because it also allows you to recieve the mail from cron that rotates your logs and checks your system each day, without it, you would not recieve that mail. I think thats actually the main reason its done. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Wendy Nexcom Sent: Friday, 21 December 2001 7:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 8.2 Features or 9.0 version # They just about are, especially since you can open a terminal too # right in it. Have you looked around in Mandrake Control Center? Yeach, but there is KDE Control Panel too! Things look like no one world. I know this is the most problem in Open Source development # No, but alot people who buy mandrake like having all of these things # available. You never know when you might want to fire up a web or mail # server from home. I appreciate all that stuff being there, even I exactly know that my Secretary computer NEVER install any Server. Does your Secretary install a Mail Server in her PC? ;) # just install what you want. Did you bother to check out the individual # package list during install? Yes. But my point is the focuss of LM development. Think, one department work for WS and one for Server. They will have focuss. # what's ideal to you, isn't ideal for everyone. Why don't you check out: # http://www.redmondlinux.org/ People secare to use a Linux product that don't have server capacility. I meant if LM support both Server and WS (in separate product), user will have faith to believe that LM can do everything not only WS but also very good Server. That's way Linux distro without Server capability will fail in the market. But, bundle WS and Server in one distro will loss the market focuss.
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