From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 2 20:36:55 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1C7B16A4CE for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:36:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D76643D2D for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:36:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from afabian@austin.rr.com) Received: from turingmachine.mentalsiege.net (cs70112247-52.austin.rr.com [70.112.247.52])j02Kaf8H016553; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:36:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from turingmachine.mentalsiege.net (turingmachine.mentalsiege.net [127.0.0.1])j02KaWlR003802; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:36:33 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from afabian@turingmachine.mentalsiege.net) Received: (from afabian@localhost)j02KaVd4003801; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:36:31 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from afabian) Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:36:31 -0600 From: Adam Fabian To: Michael Madden Message-ID: <20050102203631.GA3765@turingmachine.mentalsiege.net> Mail-Followup-To: Michael Madden , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20050102202051.GA7603@cmsrtp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050102202051.GA7603@cmsrtp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended Mail Transfer Agent X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:36:55 -0000 On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 02:20:51PM -0600, Michael Madden wrote: > have noticed sendmail is the default MTA, but I have no sendmail > experience. Also I know historically sendmail has had some serious > security issues. sendmail is also bundled with OpenBSD, which is proactively rabid about security. Considering sendmail's track record, the OpenBSD FAQ says something to the effect that the maintainers of sendmail are responsive to security issues, unlike many projects, and the code now appears to be as secure as anything else out there. Configuration is pretty easy with the m4 macros, and sendmail still amounts to something of a de-facto standard. -- Adam Fabian (afabian@austin.rr.com)