ken wrote: > If I needed a mail server, well then, yes, I'd use it. But I don't need > that. It just seems ridiculous to set up a mail server on every machine > on which somebody sends out an email.
I don't know. It depends on how you look at it. To me it's like asking, "Why should I have to run a print spooler service just to print? Each program should talk to the printer directly, using its own drivers." Often it just makes sense to centralize functionality like this instead of requiring individual programs to carry around a lot of baggage. It's especially handy if you have more than one program that sends mail, since you only have to configure everything once, in postfix. Postfix isn't really acting as a server in any real sense, here; more like a middleman for the mail client. Hence the term "mail transfer agent." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
