[NTLUG:Discuss] MTA's

[Kelledin]

On Thursday 29 August 2002 08:58 am, Jay Urish wrote:
> At 07:39 PM 8/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >If your reason for dropping sendmail is only an issue with
> > the config files I'd suggest taking a look at the admin
> > interface in webmin.  I've been playing with webmin in a
> > serious way over the last 6 mos and I'm very impressed.  The
> > interface for sendmail is fairly well done and does
> > eliminate the need to "vi" the files.
> >
> >As far as MTAs go sendmail is hard to beat.  As an
> > administrators nightmare it ranks right up there as well ;)
>
> Heheh can I start a flame war now?
>
> Sendmail is EASY to beat. Try postfix. The config file is a
> breeze!
>
>
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I think I'll join you in the flamage.  Sendmail is quite mature 
and universally accepted, but it's also dog slow.  Exhibit A:

http://www.kyoto.wide.ad.jp/mta/eval1/eindex.html

Admins at the linuxfromscratch.org site have experienced similar 
results.  Sendmail got its rear end handed to it by postfix for 
their setup.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"