Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 02:10:14 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why sendmail? Message-ID: <20060902231014.GA9239@gothmog.pc> In-Reply-To: <200609021325.58177.gerard@seibercom.net> References: <20060901125631.GA92179@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <20060901115919.6B6F.GERARD@seibercom.net> <df9ac37c0609020831u317633f8kea66ff44bf58e523@mail.gmail.com> <200609021325.58177.gerard@seibercom.net>
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On 2006-09-02 13:25, Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> wrote: >On Saturday 02 September 2006 11:31, Atom Powers wrote: >[...] >> By making the Postfix port /not/ disable Sendmail it gives you the >> ability to, more easily, run Sendmail *and* Postfix on the same >> machine. ie it doesn't break your current configuation. > > Why would I want Sendmail running in conjunction with a > properly functioning Postfix installation? I can only imagine > problems resulting from such a venture. Testing, during a transition period? Multiple MTA's serving two different sides of a network? I'm not saying that this would be a terribly good idea for a long-term setup, but there are cases where one may find it slightly useful.
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