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Date:      Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:07:06 +0200
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Looking for a sendmail replacement
Message-ID:  <20010925000706.A7534@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010924130032.O15034@toldme.com>; from dannyman@toldme.com on Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 01:00:32PM -0700
References:  <002501c1447c$73293b40$14ce21c7@avatar.com> <20010924130032.O15034@toldme.com>

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On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 01:00:32PM -0700, dannyman wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 03:09:44PM -0700, Kory Hamzeh wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for a MTA to replace sendmail. My requirements are:
> > 
> > 1. Easy to understand and configure
> 
> Postfix.
> 
> > 2. Supports parallel delivery.
> 
> Postfix.
> 
> > 3. Easy to understand and configure
> 
> Postfix.
> 
> > 4. Supports virtual hosting
> 
> Postfix.
> 
> > 5. Easy to understand and configure
> 
> Postfix.
> 
> Others have pointed out the Postfix port.  It's basically qmail, only
> written by someone sane, so it is easy to understand and configure.
> 
> Basically:
> cd /usr/ports/mail/postfix
> make install replace
> killall sendmail
> $EDITOR /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postfix.sh start
> 
> The proof is in the pudding: /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf is a
> highly-commentd config file.  For the basic stuff, you just read through
> it, read the comments, and make the appropriate changes.  Trickier stuff
> you read the man pages and check out the Postfix web site.  If you
> really get confused you post a question to the Postfix mailing list, and
> you will likely receive a timely, condescending reply from Vietse
> himself, pointing out the answer, and where in his documentation you
> would have read that. :)
> 
> -danny

I confirm all of that, except his name is Wietse :)
Although in Dutch W's and V's sound more or less the same..


-- 
Regards
Cliff



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