On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 18:30 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "Michael Crute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 11/8/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a small network, consisting of three PCs. Each of these PCs has > >> a public WAN address, and each runs Apache, vsftpd and sendmail (as well > >> as ipkungfu for firewall protection). One of them runs mailman. I > >> would like to replace sendmail with something not so...shall we say > >> prehistoric? I've been advised many times to do so on this list and > >> others. Would anyone please give me some recommendations for a new > >> choice of mail server? I'd like one with plenty if documentation. > > > > For my money I would say run postfix. > > Your setups sound pretty similar to mine and I'll tell you that I've > several times attempted to switch ... I tried exim, postfix and > something else I've since forgotten.
I've looked at postfix & qmail only. > > Each time I returned to sendmail and have decided each time that > sendmail actually has the best and most complete documentation. Ditto. > > It can be aggravating from time to time. My biggest trouble is > forgetting all I ever learned each time I need it again. Ditto. > > I'd stick with sendmail if I were you. Its usually something kind of > minor once you find the problem. > > Sendmail is by far the most versatile of them all. > > Spend some time learning the various tests one can run with sendmail > and you may be able to fix things yourself more often. > > I'd also suggest posting whatever problem is bothering you on > comp.mail.sendmail newsgroup. > > There is lots of expert help available there and a thorough search of > its archives can sometimes do the job without posting. > > -- > Just my .02. > -- Vladimir G. Ivanovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
