Malc, Mik, On 05/31/2010 02:56 AM, Malcolm Weir wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mick [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 10:11 PM > > [ snip ] > >> I definitely am not singling out courier with my grumbles,its >> simply a matter of this being the only package I have >> received real comment, maybe I'm more terse than I intend, >> I've had flames, been ignored and even barred from forums >> when I've tried raising these issues. > > Don't get me wrong: I'm not criticiscing the fact of your grumble, merely > noting that the field *is* complex, and (as you remarked) it evolves. As an > example, look at the conversation about backup 'MX' mail servers; in the > pre-spam days, a second (and third, etc) mail receiver makes sense, > especially in the context of less reliable connections and non-internet-type > mail paths. These days, unless you have a "load balancing" setup with a > homogenuous backend -- which is certainly possible, but it's not really the > sort of situation that most of us have to worry about. > >> mik > > Malc. > Nicely put Malc.
I'd say if anything, the documentation on Mr. Sam's website is rather "intense" but fairly step by step. Likely on the detail oriented side of the business, with many choices to make. Once you've swung the bat at courier's install and setup a few times, then go back and try to find any set of recipes for other MTA's that cobble numerous pieces together to obtain the robust functionality available in courier (you'll find many use various pieces of courier code subsets anyway), they'll seem overly complicated by comparison. Best bet is to definitely try on a 'subdomain' you have control over, break down each basic aspect of an email service (e.g. SMTP, MTA, smtp-relay) and apply the divide and conquer approach. Should you have questions about certain pieces, ask. Folks around here are pretty fair (and Mr. Sam's answers are often funny in their own right), and while the mailing list web thingy is rather searchable, I stay on the list (maildrop'ed into it's own folder) as a local search with my email client is much easier. So, divide and conquer, one function at a time. keep us posted, and ask away. cheers, andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
