Default MTA for Fedora 7

Benny Amorsen benny+usenet at amorsen.dk
Mon Feb 5 12:11:51 UTC 2007


>>>>> "DW" == David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at infradead.org> writes:

DW> Obviously, not everyone wants to do quite as much with the MTA as
DW> I do. It's also important that it's secure, it's well-documented,
DW> and that the configuration file is actually understandable by a
DW> human rather than resembling line noise. Exim fulfils those
DW> criteria very well, and is a good choice for the whole range of
DW> people from newbies to nutters like myself.

The configuration file advantage is only because the others are so
horrid. Exim's habit of putting conditions at the end instead of at
the beginning still confuses me.

Postfix is worse though, and noone needs to be told about sendmail.
All three have simple configuration if your needs are very simple.


/Benny





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