I have to admit that I just don't understand all of the anti-Sendmail sentiment I see all over various mailing lists and forums such as Slashdot. Everytime the subject comes up there are tons of people saying "the absolute worst thing you can do is run Sendmail" or "there's no excuse for running Sendmail because there are much better alternatives", etc. I actually *LIKE* Sendmail. Maybe it's just due to familiarity and comfort, but I have absolutely no interest in using any other MTA. Of course MIMEDefang is a big part of that, but it's not all of it. I think if you stick to the mc files and treat the cf files like machine-readable data as opposed to human-readable, Sendmail is actually pretty easy to understand. I'm sure its security record could be better, but then again I keep my machines updated and I've yet to be hacked via a Sendmail vulnerability.
ditto. I like sendmail too. Stick to the .mc's and life is good. I even edited the .cf file back in the day where .mc's didn't exist.
I have yet to be hacked (to my knowledge) as well.
It's so configurable...
I usually end up staying out of those discussions because I'm not big on religious wars but I always feel like I'm just about the only one out there that prefers Sendmail to these other MTAs...
And that's the key point to remember, it's a religeous argument. You can't win those no matter how much logic and fact you might present to argue your position.
-Ben
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