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Subject: Re: Why sendmail?
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Martin Möller schrieb:
> Does anybody know, why the FreeBSD developers decided to use sendmail as
> the standard MTA? Has there been a discussion about it and where could I
> find information about it?

It's strong, flexible, its licence is suitable... Why do you ask?

Björn