Well Dono I have also really read alot about postfix, Qmail and Exim being more versatile securitywise. However I cant really say much about them since I am a sendmail guy mainly. Will try investing some hours this coming december in studying Postfix and Qmail since they seem to be the more talked about as sendmail alternatives.
L On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 17:19, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: > Postfix is built from the ground up with security in mind. > Qmail handles heavy loads well > > Kiggs > > On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 16:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thats true. But a look at bugtraq and searching for sendmail comes up with > 1178 entries (I know some are not sendmail bugs). My question is whether > the alternatives are really that much more secure or less buggy. > > CN > > > > > Kiggundu > > Mukasa To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <kiggundu@kym cc: > > .net> Subject: Re: lug_: sendmail 8.12.6 > > Sent by: > > owner-lug@kym > > .net > > > > > > 10/29/02 > > 04:05 PM > > Please > > respond to > > lug > > > > > > > > > > It was only a specific sendmail that was available between certain dates > and only from certain sites. The following sites have more info. > > http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-28.html > > http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2424.html > > Kiggs > > On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 15:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://online.securityfocus.com/news/1113 > > I am being advised to steer clear of sendmail, the reason being that > its > too buggy, have the alternatives been proven to be more secure? or is > it a > case of the most popular being attacked more often, like windows > > CN > > -- > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > House 73 # Data Communication > Service #### > Plot 7, Kent Lane, off Kiira Raod > P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 71 221141 > +256 77 221141 > Fax: +1-401-696-9767 > ************************************************************************* > > > > > > > > > -- > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet > Solutions# > House 73 # Data Communication Service > #### > Plot 7, Kent Lane, off Kiira Raod > P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 71 221141 > +256 77 221141 > Fax: +1-401-696-9767 > *************************************************************************
