Subject: Re: sendmail and netbsd
To: Emre <emre@titanium.2y.net>
From: Thilo Manske <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
List: current-users
Date: 05/02/2000 09:56:58
On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 04:43:27PM -0700, Emre wrote:
> On Mon, 01 May 2000, Thilo Manske wrote:
> 
> > - postfix is absolutely *!!!NOT!!!* easier to configure
> 
> Well some people might debate that...I find it very much easier to configure.  But that's
> probably because I'm used to it.

I know quite well that I needed less time to get a working configuration
with sendmail (starting with zero knowledge about sendmail or any other
mailer) than with postfix (with a few years of experience in MTAs).

> > And there are some reasons why there are still only "beta" releases and
> > snapshots of postfix so far...
> 
> But you also have to consider that sendmail has been around much longer, and postfix is
> still considered a "new" mail system.  Those "snapshots" and "betas" IMHO are actually
This is coherent with what I said.

> very stable and mature for release. I think Wietse just wants the postfix code to be 100%
> flawless.
Sure. NetBSD/current and its snapshots are very stable as well...

-- 
Dies ist Thilos Unix Signature! Viel Spass damit.