> I'd vote for sendmail; I've too been scarred [sic] to learn another > mailer ;-)
> <twocents whose="mine" tone="seriously"> > I'd not want to use qmail. I just spent 30 minutes reading over > his mailing list, and I'd not want to turn there for support :-( > IMO, the efficiency of a support network is /more/ important > than the efficiency of the software in use. > > I've used postfix a bit, but it lacks some "features" that sendmail > has because of its more secure architecture. If you can live > without > those features, and the spotty documentation of postfix, it /is/ a > very capable mailer. > > Exim is pretty nice, AFAIK, but is not great at handling high loads. > </twocents> > | Like I said...the power of "those that DO" versus philosophize. We're > | close to having the pieces to put together. I guess once that's done > | all we'll need is me (if I can help otherwise I'll be happy to just > | collect/deliver the parts)/you/a person with sufficient karma to meet at > | Inflo. (enflo? sp?) next weekend and make this puppy hum. As long as it > | is stable and reasonably fast its good. > I can give a day next weekend to the cause. awesome. Money and time of course gets the most say. ;-) > | If someone has a webmail solution they can install on it as well, that > | would be truly awesome. > | | Jon, are they (inflo) open on the weekend or do we need to make > | arrangements to show up during the week? > | | Anyone have an opinion on the minimum processor and speed we need? > not very much. most of the performance needed will be in the disks. > Perhaps we should pool cash and buy one of these (IBM's smokinest ide > drive) > http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc/a13190.html > for about $100 (40G), or $120 for the (60G) drive. I'll kick in > $50. Used hard drives are /scary/. Anyone willing to head up > collection > and ordering (suggest one of steering@)? I'll drop my $50 tomorrow. I'd planned to do that (head up collection/ordering). If someone else would rather then cool, then I'll devote more time to ordering MyDreamSystem (tm) and migrating POI over to Jakarta and Cocoon. Anyhow thanks Brent! -- www.superlinksoftware.com www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html - fix java generics! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh
