> On 10/30/07, Nico Sabbi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> after many years of tears I could never get accustomed to the pain >> of sendmail, thus I'd like to eradicate it from all my solaris boxes >> (as I did in all my linux boxes) in order to replace it with postfix. >> Is it risky? Is there any reason why I shouldn't do it? >> Is there anything unexpected that I should be aware of? > > I've done this several times without any problems; postfix differs > in administration but looks enough like sendmail to other applications > that it's a drop-in replacement. Just pkgrm the sendmail packages > and you're good to go. > > The only other thing is that if you use the vacation feature then save > a copy of the vacation binary before you remove sendmail and put it > back manually.
It is real tough to argue with the stability of SendMail though isn't it ? Once you get the config done and you compile the .cf file then it should work like an appliance or a microwave oven for years and years. Dennis _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
