On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 13:32 -0400, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Allen wrote:
> >
> > In the other replies to your post, sendmail has been denounced. I don't
> > have the knowledge or experience with MTA's that the other responders
> > have. However, I will offer this:
> >
> > You say you run Fedora servers. I run Fedora 13 on my desktop, installed
> > from DVD. Sendmail is pre-installed. Check your services to see if it is
> > enabled.
> >   
> 
> 
> You sure about that?  Fedora switched to Postfix as the default install
> a really long time ago.  Like maybe last millennium long ago.  Everyone
> has a program called "sendmail", but that's not "Sendmail", it's just a
> compatibility wrapper.
> 
> - Ron

I thought Fedora was using sendmail based on:

1. My daily logwatch report includes a section on sendmail. It reports 2
messages being sent.

2. When I list my services, sendmail is listed.

I don't dispute your assertion that it's actually postfix. Just for my
education, how would I confirm that postfix is my MTA? (beyond just
checking that a postfix rpm is installed). I'm curious how the OP knew
that it was actually postfix on his Fedora server and not sendmail.





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