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Date:      Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:35:16 +0200
From:      "Zbigniew Szalbot" <zszalbot@gmail.com>
To:        bh@izb.knu.ac.kr
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: migrate from postfix to qmail
Message-ID:  <94136a2c0709220335i391ca5fel91532237478e1b30@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1190456708.2172.10.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr>
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Hello,

2007/9/22, Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr>:
> On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 12:05 +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > 2007/9/22, Byung-Hee HWANG <bh@izb.knu.ac.kr>:
> > > On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 11:47 +0200, Johan Andersson wrote:
> > > > On 09/22/2007 11:30 AM, Byung-Hee HWANG wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 02:47 +0200, Lotfi kecir wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> hello. i'm newbbie in Unix especially in in FreeBSD. Recently i have setup
> > > > >> one mail server with postfix-dovecot and i would like to migrate it to Qmail
> > > > >> server. but i didn't know how to do it. Someone can give help me?
> > > > >> Thanks.
> > > > >>
> > > > > Qmail sucks for IPv6.
> > > > > Qmail sucks for RFC 2821, as well.
> > > > > Actually Postfix is better than qmail.
> > > > >
> > > > > Byung-Hee
> > > > >
> > > > The best MTA is? exim?
> > > Yes, the best MTA is Exim because it has not a weakness.
> > > Moreover, Exim is deployed by many FOSS communities.
> > > I think Postfix is the 2nd-best MTA, not qmail.
> >
> > This discussion is rather pointless given that the OP is not asking
> > for opinion. He has to live with qmail set up by his provider. I think
> > he simply wants to know how to move accounts. I cannot help, however,
> > as I have no experience with qmail.
> >
> Okay, then I will shut up and hold my breath. It might be too long to
> hold it, though. ;-)

BTW - I fully agree with the comments. Myself have been using exim. At
some point (to learn more) I also want to try postfix. I would never
want to touch qmail.

> At one time, I used for the qmail MTA with FreeBSD. And I know the way
> to move from Postfix to qmail. But still I do not want to say "qmail is
> better MTA than any other MTA!". Yes, it is just my stupid opinion.

The thing is he is not asking for opinion but for help. I guess this
is his ISP responsibility to patch qmail and make it secure for him.
Sorry for the noise too as I cannot help here.

ZS



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