Hi Dan! 2008/6/8 Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I've come around to the idea, though - I like the idea of a simple, >> BSD-licensed mailer. It's also not really useful to in an open source >> project saying, "No, don't work on a part of the project that makes you >> excited!" > > I agree. If that makes him excited, why not? I also think there's > nothing wrong with a good modular, secure design, like that of qmail. > Doesn't mean anyone has to implement the same code methodology as DJB. > Although he did mention he is aware of the design... Bruce Guenter > also uses the DJB design methodology, but not the DJB coding style. It > would suck to see something new that's flawed and ridden with security > holes though - that would be reinventing the wheel. Case in point is > lighttpd. They claimed they were secure, better than Apache, etc. At > least two remote security holes in the last two versions.... Oh well.
The main point here: just use the tool that suit your needs. If you need full-blown MTA - use sendmail, qmail, postfix, exim, etc. But you rare need one on your localhost. In most cases all you need is just a conventional command line tool "sendmail" to send your mail to your "smarthost", primitive outbound queue runner and local delivery. That's all. -- Dennis Melentyev
